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Opsonin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Opsonins
possessive
Opsonin's
pluralpossessive
Opsonins'