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OPSONISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does opsonisation mean?
• OPSONISATION (noun)
The noun OPSONISATION has 1 sense:
1. process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
Familiarity information: OPSONISATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
opsonisation; opsonization
Hypernyms ("opsonisation" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Derivation:
opsonize (make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes)
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