radioimmunoassay

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What does radioimmunoassay mean?

A procedure that uses the binding of a radioactively labeled substance to an antibody in order to analyze minute amounts of biological compounds.

Where does radioimmunoassay come from?

Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English assay English immunoassay English radioimmunoassay From radio- + immunoassay.

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