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phagocytic index

 
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–noun
the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
Origin:
1900–05
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phagocytic index  
n.  The average number of bacteria ingested by each phagocyte in an individual's blood after a mixture of the blood serum, bacteria, and phagocytes has been incubated.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: phagocytic index
Function: noun
: a measure of phagocytic activity determined by counting the number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte during a limitedperiod of incubation of a suspension of bacteria and phagocytes in serum
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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phagocytic index n.
The average number of bacteria observed in the cytoplasm of neutrophils after a mixture of blood serum, bacteria, and neutrophils has been incubated.

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