alternative pathway

noun Immunology.

the activation of complement by contact with polysaccharides on bacteria, protozoa, or yeast cells: a nonspecific immune response. Compare classical pathway.

Rock Path www.target.com/ Find Rock Path at Target. Shop and Save at Target.com.

Also called alternative complement pathway.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To alternative pathway

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Alternative pathway is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Word Dynamo Rating For Alternative pathway

People who can define Alternative pathway may know 45,520 words, as many as a 12th grader.

How many words do you know?

Upgrade to Ad-free Premium Membership!

Matching Quote

"The traveller who has gone to Italy to study the tactile values of Giotto, or the corruption of the Papacy, may return remembering nothing but the blue sky and the men and women who live under it."

-E.M. Forster