kən, (ˌ)kän+ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin conglutination-, conglutinatio, from conglutinatus + -ion-, -io -ion
: the act or action of conglutinating or the consequent quality or state of being conglutinated: as
a. medicine : the union or establishment of continuity of parts — now used only of abnormal adhesion of contiguous surfaces
b. : a mass especially of things glued together : agglutination
c. immunology
(1) : a reaction of agglutination and lysis brought about by addition of bovine serum to antibody-treated cells
(2) : agglutination brought about by serum albumin or plasma proteins when added to cells coated with blocking antibody