im·mu·no·fluo·res·cence ( m y -n -fl -r s ns, -flô-, -fl-)n. Any of various techniques that use antibodies chemically linked to a fluorescent dye to identify or quantify antigens in a tissue sample. im mu·no·fluo·rescent adj. |
immunofluorescence [ˌɪmjʊnəʊflʊəˈrɛsəns]
n
(Medicine) a method used to determine the location of antibodies or antigens in which the antibodies or antigens are labelled with a fluorescent dye
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| Noun | 1. | immunofluorescence - (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue technique - a practical method or art applied to some particular task immunology - the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system |
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