opsonic

[ op-son-ik ]

adjective

, Immunology.

1. of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of opsonic¹

First recorded in 1900–05; opson(in) + -ic

Example Sentences

Wright and his followers regard the opsonic index as an index of the power of the body to combat bacterial invasion.

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By opsonic action is meant the effect which a serum has on (c) Opsonic action.

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In other forms of infection, vaccines are employed to increase the opsonic power of the blood.

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Of these the most important are (a) bacteriolytic or lysogenic action, (b) agglutinative action, and (c) opsonic action.

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