opsonin
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
Origin of opsonin
1Other words from opsonin
- op·so·noid, adjective
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How to use opsonin in a sentence
They appear to be more or less specific, a separate opsonin being necessary for phagocytosis of each species of bacteria.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Toddopsonin is what you butter the disease germs with to make your white blood corpuscles eat them.
The Doctor's Dilemma | George Bernard ShawThe "opsonin," or "relish," is something exuded into or produced in the blood fluid when the attacking microbe arrives.
More Science From an Easy Chair | Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) LankesterWright proposed for these bodies the name opsonin, derived from a Greek word signifying to prepare a meal for.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield MorreyIn the case of diphtheria, the antitoxin appears to be more efficacious than an opsonin.
The Pros and Cons of Vivisection | Charles Richet
British Dictionary definitions for opsonin
/ (ˈɒpsənɪn) /
a constituent of blood serum that renders invading bacteria more susceptible to ingestion by phagocytes in the serum
Origin of opsonin
1Derived forms of opsonin
- opsonic (ɒpˈsɒnɪk), adjective
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