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Definition of: agglutination
(ə·gl′ tə·nā′shən) noun
1. Adhesion of distinct parts; a mass formed by adhesion.
2. Ling. In some languages, a combination of word elements without change of form or meaning to form new compound word elements.
3. The clumping together of particles, as red blood cells, bacteria, etc., suspended in blood serum or other medium.
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