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Opsonin

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Noun

1. opsonin

an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Opsonin

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noun
a constituent of blood serum that renders invading bacteria more susceptible to ingestion by phagocytes in the serum

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Opsonin

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noun
a substance in blood serum acting on bacteria and foreign cells to make them more liable to destruction by phagocytes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Opsonin

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n.
A substance, such as an antibody or complement protein, that binds to a bacterium or other pathogen and causes it to become more susceptible to the action of phagocytes.

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