- opsonic
- adjective Date: 1903 of, relating to, or involving opsonin
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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opsonic — OPSÓNIC, Ă adj. Referitor la opsonină. ♢ Indice opsonic = grad de imunitate. [cf. fr. opsonique, it. opsonico]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 29.06.2005. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
opsonic — Relating to opsonins or to their utilization. * * * op·son·ic äp sän ik adj of, relating to, or involving opsonin <the opsonic action of a serum> … Medical dictionary
opsonic — (ˈ)äp|sänik, nēk adjective Etymology: opson + ic : of, relating to, or involving opsonin an opsonic test … Useful english dictionary
opsonic index — n the ratio of the phagocytic index of a tested serum to that of normal serum taken as the unit * * * a measure of opsonic activity determined by the ratio of the number of microorganisms phagocytized by normal leukocytes in the presence of serum … Medical dictionary
opsonic index — n. 〚see OPSONIN〛 the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in an individual s blood serum to the number destroyed in a normal blood serum * * * … Universalium
opsonic index — n. [see OPSONIN] the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in an individual s blood serum to the number destroyed in a normal blood serum … English World dictionary
opsonic index — noun : the ratio of the phagocytic index of a tested serum to that of normal serum taken as the unit * * * opsonic index, the ratio of bacteria destroyed by the phagocytes in the blood serum of a given individual to the number destroyed in normal … Useful english dictionary
opsonic — /op son ik/, adj. Immunol. of, pertaining to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis. [1900 05; OPSON(IN) + IC] * * * … Universalium
opsonic — adjective /ɒpˈsɒnɪk,ɑpˈsɑnɪk/ Relating to, produced by, or involving opsonin … Wiktionary
opsonic — É‘p sÉ‘nɪk / É’pÉ’s adj. (Biochemistry) of opsonin (substance in the blood which aids in the destruction of bacteria) … English contemporary dictionary
