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Noun: complement fixation
  1. An immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)
    "Complement fixation tests are used to diagnose certain diseases"

Derived forms: complement fixations

Type of: immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response

Encyclopedia: Complement fixation