Quellung
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Quellungs
- possessive
- Quellung's
- pluralpossessive
- Quellungs'