opsonic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of opsonic
Example Sentences
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In other forms of infection, vaccines are employed to increase the opsonic power of the blood.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
I wired to Chicago for a man who's made a speciality of opsonic treatment for pneumonia.
From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max
Variations in chemiotaxis towards different organisms probably depend in natural conditions, as well as in active immunity, upon the opsonic content of the serum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
In estimating the opsonic power of the serum in cases of disease a control with normal serum is made at the same time and under precisely the same conditions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
If the amounts of vaccine used and the times of the injection are suitably chosen, there may thus be produced by a series of steps a rise of the opsonic index to a high level.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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