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opsonic

/op-son-ik/US // ɒpˈsɒn ɪk //

椭圆体,椭圆,椭圆体的,椭球

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Immunology.

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

Examples

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

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

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

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