"immunospot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: immunospots [plural]
Etymology: immuno- + spot Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|immuno|spot}} immuno- + spot Head templates: {{en-noun}} immunospot (plural immunospots)
  1. Any of the spots resulting from a biochemical assay used to monitor cellular immune responses.
    Sense id: en-immunospot-en-noun-lNAVK2ol Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with immuno-

Inflected forms

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