opsonize
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səˌnaɪz verb (used with object), op·so·nized, op·so·niz·ing. Immunology.
to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
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opsonize, opsonise or opsonify (ˈɒpsəˌnaɪz, ɒpˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| (tr) to subject (bacteria) to the action of opsonins | |
| opsonise, opsonise or opsonify | |
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| opsonify, opsonise or opsonify | |
| —vb | |
| opsoni'zation, opsonise or opsonify | |
| —n | |
| opsoni'sation, opsonise or opsonify | |
| —n | |
| opsonifi'cation, opsonise or opsonify | |
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Opsonize
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opsonize op·so·nize (ŏp'sə-nīz')
v. op·so·nized, op·so·niz·ing, op·so·niz·es
To make bacteria or other cells more susceptible to the action of phagocytes.
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Example sentences
These antibodies and complement interact to opsonize pneumococci, which facilitates phagocytosis and clearance of the organism.
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