OPSONIC
\ɒpsˈɒnɪk], \ɒpsˈɒnɪk], \ɒ_p_s_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]\
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By J.H. Kenneth
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Having the effect on bacteria of making them easier of consumption by phagocytes (o. action, power; o. index, numerical expression of the phagocytic power of the scrum of a patient under antibacterial injections as below). So opsonin n., the substance produced in patient\'s blood by injection of dead cultures of the bacteria of his disease. [Greek]
By Sir Augustus Henry
