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prozone

Pronunciation: /ˈprəʊzəʊn/

Definition of prozone

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • (in testing for antigens) the range of relative quantities of precipitin (or agglutinin) and antigen within which any precipitation (or agglutination) is inhibited by the predominance of one component.

Origin:

early 20th century: from pro-2 'before' + (agglutination) zone

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