opsonization /op·so·ni·za·tion/ (op″sah-nĭ-za´shun) the rendering of bacteria and other cells subject to phagocytosis.
opsonization
op·so·ni·za·tion ( p s -n -z  shn)n. The process by which bacteria are altered by opsonins so as to become more readily and more efficiently engulfed by phagocytes. |
opsonization
[op′sənizā′shən]
Etymology: Gk, opsonein + izein, to cause
the action of opsonin. Also called opsonification.
opsonization
the rendering of bacteria and other foreign substance subject to phagocytosis.
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