Definitions for quellung



Overview of noun quellung

The noun quellung has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. quellung, quellung reaction

(the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung")


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