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opsonisation

/ˌɒp.sə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa o processo pelo qual opsoninas se ligam à superfície de um microrganismo, marcando-o para facilitar o reconhecimento e a fagocitose por células fagocitárias.

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C2formalcommonmedical/ˌɒp.sə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

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A noun referring to the process by which opsonins bind to the surface of a microorganism, marking it for easier recognition and ingestion by phagocytic cells.

  • 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o processo pelo qual opsoninas se ligam à superfície de um microrganismo, marcando-o para facilitar o reconhecimento e a fagocitose por células fagocitárias.
  1. Immune process C2 formal medical

    The process by which opsonins bind to the surface of a foreign microorganism, marking it for destruction by phagocytes.

    • Opsonisation enhances the ability of white blood cells to engulf bacteria.
    • The antibody-mediated opsonisation is a key step in the immune response.
    • Without opsonisation, many pathogens would evade the immune system.

    🇵🇹Processo imune