serum opsonic activity

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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

• SOA — serum opsonic activity; shortness of air; spinal opioid anesthesia; stimulus onset asynchrony; swelling of ankles …   Medical dictionary

• SOA — • serum opsonic activity; • shortness of air; • spinal opioid anesthesia; • stimulus onset asynchrony; • swelling of ankles …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• Leiner disease — a disorder of infancy characterized principally by generalized seborrhealike dermatitis and erythroderma, intractable, severe diarrhea, recurrent infections, and failure to thrive. The cause is unclear, but familial cases associated with a… …   Medical dictionary

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   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