component of complement

[ kəm-pō′nənt ]

n.

Any one of the nine distinct protein units (designated C1 through C9) that are responsible for the immunological activities associated with complement.

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Nearby words

compline, complot, comply, compo, component, component of complement, componential analysis, componentry, compony, componé, comport

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