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noun
Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: antibody
History
From Ancient Greek ὀψωνέω (opsōnéō, “to purchase provisions, to buy victuals, to cater”) + -in.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
