Hypernyms (amputation is a kind of...): operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
A kit which employs FITC- or enzyme-labeled monoclonal antibodies for use in a DFA or EIA procedure is available for detection of whole parasites in fluids. A latex agglutination test for antigen detection in vaginal swab specimens is available; the manufacturer's evaluation indicated good sensitivity and specificity.
An anti-smooth muscle antibody (ASMA) test detects antibodies that attack smooth muscle.This test is performed on a blood sample. The immune system detects substances that may be harmful in the body. These are known as antigens.hen the immune system recognizes an antigen, it produces a protein known as an antibody to attack it. Every antibody produced is unique, and each one defends against only one type of antigen. Sometimes antibodies are mistakenly produced against the bodyâs own healthy cells. These are called autoantibodies.