See Also: bacteriopexy(medicine)

maja (iou) and bacteriopexy (medicine)


maja (iou)



maja noun. ['maxa] M19.
[Spanish, fem. of MAJO noun1.]
In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a woman who dresses gaily.

bacteriopexy (medicine)


bacteriopexy
Immobilization of bacteria by phagocytic cells.

Origin: bacterio-+ G. Pexis, fixation