See Also: visceromegaly(medicine)

precipitin (iou) and visceromegaly (medicine)


precipitin (iou)



precipitin noun. E20.
[from PRECIPIT(ATE verb + -IN1.]
Immunology. An antibody that on reacting with its antigen produces a visible precipitate.
precipi'tinogen noun an antigen which induces the production of a precipitin E20.

visceromegaly (medicine)


visceromegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the viscera, such as may be seen in acromegaly and Other disorders.

Synonym: organomegaly, splanchnomegaly.

Origin: viscero-+ G. Megas, large