Antihemagglutinin

/ˌæntiˌhɛməɡˈluːtənɪn/ noun

An antibody or substance that counteracts hemagglutinin, a protein on viruses like influenza that causes red blood cells to clump together.

From anti- (against) + hemagglutinin (hemo- blood + glutinin from Latin 'glutinare' to glue). A term from immunology describing immune response to viral proteins.

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