AGGLUTINATION, literally, denotes the act of joining, or cementing two bodies together, by means of a proper Gluten, or Glue. See CEMENT, GLUE, &c. In Medicine, the term is peculiarly used for the addition of new substance, or the giving a greater consistency to the animal fluids, to fit them more for nourishment. See AGGLUTINANTS; see also ACCRETION, and NUTRITION.
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