"Coombs' Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A test to detect non-agglutinating ANTIBODIES against ERYTHROCYTES by use of anti-antibodies (the Coombs' reagent.) The direct test is applied to freshly drawn blood to detect antibody bound to circulating red cells. The indirect test is applied to serum to detect the presence of antibodies that can bind to red blood cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D003298
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.812.735.050.375.150 E05.200.812.735.050.375.150 E05.478.594.760.050.375.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Coombs Test- Coombs Test
- Test, Coombs
- Antiglobulin Test
- Antiglobulin Tests
- Test, Antiglobulin
- Tests, Antiglobulin
- Coombs' Test
- Coomb Test
- Coomb's Test
- Test, Coombs'
- Antiglobulin Consumption Test
- Antiglobulin Consumption Tests
- Consumption Test, Antiglobulin
- Consumption Tests, Antiglobulin
- Test, Antiglobulin Consumption
- Tests, Antiglobulin Consumption
- Antihuman Globulin Consumption Test
Direct Coombs Test- Direct Coombs Test
- Coombs Test, Direct
- Test, Direct Coombs
- Direct Antiglobulin Test
- Antiglobulin Test, Direct
- Antiglobulin Tests, Direct
- Direct Antiglobulin Tests
- Test, Direct Antiglobulin
- Tests, Direct Antiglobulin
Indirect Coombs Test- Indirect Coombs Test
- Coombs Test, Indirect
- Test, Indirect Coombs
- Indirect Antiglobulin Test
- Antiglobulin Test, Indirect
- Antiglobulin Tests, Indirect
- Indirect Antiglobulin Tests
- Test, Indirect Antiglobulin
- Tests, Indirect Antiglobulin
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