1. The process by which suspended bacteria, cells, or other particles of similar size are caused to adhere and form into clumps; similar to precipitation, but the particles are larger and are in suspension rather than being in solution. For specific agglutination reactions in the various blood groups, see Blood Groups appendix.
2. Adhesion of the surfaces of a wound.
Origin
[L. ad, to, + gluten, glue]
acid agglutination
bacteriogenic agglutination
cold agglutination
cross agglutination
false agglutination
group agglutination
immune agglutination
indirect agglutination
mixed agglutination
nonimmune agglutination
passive agglutination
spontaneous agglutination