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Opsogen

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  opsomania op·so·ma·ni·a (ŏp’sə-mā’nē-ə, -mān’yə) n. An intense longing for a particular kind of food, or for highly seasoned food.

• Opsonic

  [op-son-ik] /ɒpˈsɒn ɪk/ adjective, Immunology. 1. of, relating to, or influenced by ; capable of promoting phagocytosis. opsonic op·son·ic (ŏp-sŏn’ĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or produced by opsonins.

• Opsonic index

  noun 1. the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual opsonic index n. The ratio of the amount of opsonin in the blood of a person with an infectious disease to the amount of opsonin […]

• Opsonify

  [op-son-uh-fahy] /ɒpˈsɒn əˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), opsonified, opsonifying. Immunology. 1. to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with .

• Opsonin

  [op-suh-nin] /ˈɒp sə nɪn/ noun, Immunology. 1. a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes. /ˈɒpsənɪn/ noun 1. a constituent of blood serum that renders invading bacteria more susceptible to ingestion by phagocytes in the serum opsonin op·so·nin (ŏp’sə-nĭn) n. An antibody […]

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