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noun Immunology.
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
Origin:
1900–05; < Latin opsōn(ium) victuals (< Greek opsōnía, derivative of opsōneîn to buy provisions) + -in2
1900–05; < Latin opsōn(ium) victuals (< Greek opsōnía, derivative of opsōneîn to buy provisions) + -in2
Related forms
op·so·noid, adjective
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Opsonin
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opsonin op·so·nin (ŏp'sə-nĭn)
n.
An antibody in blood serum that causes bacteria or other foreign cells to become more susceptible to the action of phagocytes.
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