Pyrogenicity
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition or extent of being pyrogenic. uncountable, usually
"Pyrogenicity testing was developed from the rabbit test (monitoring of the temperature of three healthy rabbits for 3 h after injection of the test sample) to a more sophisticated and rapid method called the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) method."
Example
More examples"Pyrogenicity testing was developed from the rabbit test (monitoring of the temperature of three healthy rabbits for 3 h after injection of the test sample) to a more sophisticated and rapid method called the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) method."
Etymology
From pyrogenic + -ity.
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