opsonize

A verb used in immunology to describe the process by which pathogens are marked for destruction by immune cells, typically through the binding of opsonins.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé en immunologie pour décrire le processus par lequel des agents pathogènes sont marqués afin d'être détruits par les cellules immunitaires, généralement par la liaison d'opsonines.

1. Make cells susceptible to phagocytes C2 formal medical

   To make (a cell or microorganism) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes by coating it with opsonins.

   • Antibodies help opsonize bacteria, making them easier for white blood cells to engulf.
   • The immune system uses proteins to opsonize pathogens.
   • Opsonized cells are more efficiently cleared from the body.

   🇫🇷opsoniser

• opsonised past participle
• opsonized past participle
• opsonised past simple
• opsonized past simple
• opsonising present participle
• opsonizing present participle
• opsonises third person singular
• opsonizes third person singular