Coombs Test Definition

noun

Either of two clinical blood tests used in immunohematology and immunology . The direct Coombs test tests for autoimmune hemolytic anemia . The indirect Coombs test detects antibodies against red blood cells that are present unbound in the patient's serum .

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Origin of Coombs Test

  • First described in 1945 by Cambridge immunologist Robin Coombs and colleagues.

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