agglutination

[uh-gloot-n-ey-shuh n] /əˌglut nˈeɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act or process of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance.
2.
the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
3.
that which is united; a mass or group cemented together.
4.
Immunology. the clumping of bacteria, red blood cells, or other cells, due to the introduction of an antibody.
5.
Linguistics. a process of word formation in which morphemes, each having one relatively constant shape, are combined without fusion or morphophonemic change, and in which each grammatical category is typically represented by a single morpheme in the resulting word, especially such a process involving the addition of one or more affixes to a base, as in Turkish, in which ev means “house,” ev-den means “from a house,” and ev-ler-den means “from houses.”.
Origin of agglutination
1535-45; agglutinate + -ion
Related forms
antiagglutination, adjective
interagglutination, noun
British Dictionary definitions for agglutination

agglutination

/əˌɡluːtɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or process of agglutinating
2.
the condition of being agglutinated; adhesion
3.
a united mass or group of parts
4.
(chem) the formation of clumps of particles in a suspension
5.
(biochem) proteinaceous particles, such as blood cells and bacteria, that form clumps in antibody–antigen reactions
6.
(immunol) the formation of a mass of particles, such as erythrocytes, by the action of antibodies
7.
(linguistics) the building up of words from component morphemes in such a way that these undergo little or no change of form or meaning in the process of combination
Word Origin and History for agglutination
n.

1540s, from Latin agglutinationem (nominative agglutinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of agglutinare "fasten with glue," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + glutinare "to glue," from gluten "glue," from PIE *glei- (see glue (n.)). Philological sense first recorded 1650s, in agglutinative.

agglutination in Medicine

agglutination ag·glu·ti·na·tion (ə-glōōt'n-ā'shən)
n.

  1. The act or process of agglutinating.

  2. The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.

  3. A clumped mass of material formed by agglutination. Also called agglutinate.

  4. Adhesion of wound surfaces in healing.

agglutination in Science
agglutination
  (ə-glt'n-ā'shən)   
The clumping together of biologic material, such as red blood cells or bacteria, that is suspended in liquid, usually in response to a particular antibody.