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n.〚see OPSONIN〛the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in an individual's blood serum to the number destroyed in a normal blood serum
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opsonic index — n the ratio of the phagocytic index of a tested serum to that of normal serum taken as the unit * * * a measure of opsonic activity determined by the ratio of the number of microorganisms phagocytized by normal leukocytes in the presence of serum … Medical dictionary
opsonic index — n. [see OPSONIN] the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in an individual s blood serum to the number destroyed in a normal blood serum … English World dictionary
opsonic index — noun : the ratio of the phagocytic index of a tested serum to that of normal serum taken as the unit * * * opsonic index, the ratio of bacteria destroyed by the phagocytes in the blood serum of a given individual to the number destroyed in normal … Useful english dictionary
opsonic index — /ɒpˈsɒnɪk ɪndɛks/ (say op sonik indeks) noun the ratio of the number of bacteria taken up by phagocytes in the blood serum of a patient or test animal, to the number taken up in normal blood serum …
Индекс Опсонический (Opsonic Index) — численное определение активности иммунной сыворотки, которая атакует проникшие в организм бактерии, а также подготовка этих бактерий к фагоцитозу. Определение этого индекса производится путем деления среднего числа содержащихся в крови бактерий,… … Медицинские термины
index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r … Medical dictionary
phagocytic index — noun : a measure of phagocytic activity determined by counting the number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte during a limited period of incubation of a suspension of bacteria and phagocytes in serum * * * the average number of bacteria ingested… … Useful english dictionary
phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
ИНДЕКС ОПСОНИЧЕСКИЙ — (opsonic index) численное определение активности иммунной сыворотки, которая атакует проникшие в организм бактерии, а также подготовка этих бактерий к фагоцитозу. Определение этого индекса производится путем деления среднего числа содержащихся в… … Толковый словарь по медицине
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