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Meaning of opsonin

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

opsonin

Pronunciation:/ˈɒpsənɪn/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opsonin

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thermostablecomplement proteinopsonoidopsonophagocytosisopsonophagocytispreopsonizationalexinopsinization