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Definition

phytohemagglutinin

(fīt‵ō-hēm-ă-gloot'ĭ-nĭn )

[‵ + haima, blood, + L. agglutinin]

ABBR: PHA

A chemical derived from red kidney beans, used in the laboratory as a mitogen, stimulating T-lymphocyte growth in cultures.