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BACTERIOTROPIN

\baktˈi͡əɹɪˌɒtɹəpˌɪn], \baktˈi‍əɹɪˌɒtɹəpˌɪn], \b_a_k_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_t_ɹ_ə_p_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of BACTERIOTROPIN

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A constituent of the blood, usually a specific antibody, which renders bacteria more amenable to phagocytosis; possibly the same as opsonin.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

[Greek] an ingredient of blood serum which renders bacteria more readily phagocytable; opsonin.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

A term introduced by Wright to describe such substances as agglutinins, opsonins, and bacteriolysins, which show an antagonistic action towards bacteria. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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