Words starting with opsonicind
Maybe these words will be useful:
- opsonic — of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- opsonic index — the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual
- opsonium — any food used as a relish, such as chutney
- opsonify — to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with opsonin.
- opsonin — a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
- opsonization — to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
- opsonize — to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
- opsonins — Plural form of opsonin.
- opsonisation — Alternative form of opsonization.
- opsonized — Simple past tense and past participle of opsonize.