Definition of quantitate in English:
quantitate
verb ˈkwɒntɪteɪtˈkwän(t)əˌtāt
[with object]Biology Medicine Determine the quantity or extent of (something in numerical terms); quantify.
damage to the target cells was quantitated by fluorescence microscopy
Example sentencesExamples
- The polymerase chain reaction assay, branched DNA assay and nucleic acid sequence-based amplification assay quantitate human immunodeficiency virus RNA levels.
- For all treatments, plasma membrane cholesterol levels were quantitated by filipin staining as previously described.
- Staining was quantitated and correlated with histologic subtype and mitotic index.
- In all specimens, mitotic index was quantitated by counting the number of mitoses per twenty 100X oil immersion fields in areas of highest mitotic activity.
- Plasma PS has been quantitated by immunologic and functional assays.
Derivatives
noun kwɒntɪˈtɛɪʃ(ə)n
Biology Medicine A variety of molecular methods exist for use in detection and quantitation of HPV.
Example sentencesExamples
- Morphologic changes after pulmonary resection were accurately evaluated using the same parameters as previously described in our report on the quantitation of proliferating alveolar cells and factor VIII analysis.
- Multiple episodes of EBV reactivation led to decreased immunosuppressive therapy and serial quantitations of blood EBV genome copies.
- The quantitation of the stem cells is problematic.
- Recent and ongoing clinical trials for alternative therapies use HCV RNA quantitation to monitor the efficacy of proposed therapy during the relatively short time span of the trials.
Origin
1960s: from quantity + -ate3.