pyrogenicity
nounEtymology From pyrogenic + -ity.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Pathology, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually The condition or extent of being pyrogenic.
- Pyrogenicity testing was developed from the rabbit test (monitoring of the temperature of three healthy rabbits for 3 h after injection of the test sample) to a more sophisticated and rapid method called the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) method.2010, Magdy Khalil, Basic Sciences of Nuclear Medicine, page 63:
- Derived terms
- nonpyrogenicity
- Related terms
- apyrogen, apyrogenetic, apyrogenic, apyrogenically, apyrogenicity, apyrogenous, nonpyrogen, nonpyrogenic, nonpyrogenous, pyrogen, pyrogenesis, pyrogenetic, pyrogenic, pyrogenically, pyrogenous