Elisa: Meaning and Definition of

E•lis•a

1. a female given name, form of

ELISA

1. a sensitive diagnostic test for past or current exposure to an infectious agent, as the AIDS virus: a sample of blood is added to proteins from the agent, and any antibodies that combine with the proteins, indicating a history of infection, are detected by adding a test antibody linked to an enzyme that causes a color change.
2. any similar test using proteins as a probe for the identification of antibodies or antigens.