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opsonize

Pronunciation: /ˈɒpsənʌɪz/
(also opsonise)
Definition of opsonize

verb

[with object] Medicine
  • make (a foreign cell) more susceptible to phagocytosis: CRP opsonizes the capsules of virulent pneumococci

Derivatives

opsonization

noun

opsonize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of opsonize in the US English dictionary
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