immunofluorescence - (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

chemoimmunology, immunochemistry - the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)

immunopathology - the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system

affinity - (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

incompatibility - (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)

monovalent - containing only one kind of antibody

polyvalent - containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine"