Agglutination reaction. Agglutination refers to a clumping that occurs when an antigen comes into contact with its corresponding antibody. This process mimics what happens in the body when antibodies cause antigens to agglutinate, promoting easy removal of the infectious organism.
Cytopathology is a branch of pathology involving the study and diagnosis of diseases at the cellular level using a light microscope. Traditionally the discipline has been divided into cervical cytopathology (commonly referred to as cervical cytology) and diagnostic cytopathology. Diagnostic cytology is mainly used for diagnosis of cancer in many parts of the body.
Cytology is the study of cells. Cytology is that branch of life science that deals with the study of cells in terms of structure, function and chemistry. Robert Hooke is sometimes seen as the father of cytology. Based on usage it can refer to: Cytogenetics Cytopathology: the study of cellular disease and the use of cellular changes for the diagnosis of disease. Cell biology, or cytobiology: the study of cellular anatomy, function and chemistry. The International Academy of Cytology has as its of