See Also: Opsonin(health)
opsonin(dictionary)
Opsonin(medicine)
thermostable opsonin(medicine)
thermolabile opsonin(medicine)
common opsonin(medicine)
normal opsonin(medicine)
gono-opsonin(medicine)
immune opsonin(medicine)
thermostable opsonin test(medicine)

Panic button (health) and opsonin (iou)


Panic button (health)


A button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency. This device triggers an alarm when activated by its user. The alarm system may respond by activating the sirens or sending a silent alarm to a medical alarm monitoring central station.







opsonin (iou)



opsonin noun. E20.
[from Latin opsonare buy provisions, cater, from Greek opsonein: see -IN1.]
Medicine & Bacteriology. A substance (often an antibody) in blood plasma which combines with foreign cells and makes them more susceptible to phagocytosis.
op'sonic adjective of or pertaining to opsonins; produced by or involving opsonins: E20.
opsoni'zation noun the process of opsonizing cells etc. E20.
opsonize verb trans. make more susceptible to phagocytosis E20.
opsonocyto'phagic adjective (now rare) opsonic; spec. designating or pertaining to a test of immunity involving opsonic phagocytosis: E20.