opsonize

[ op-suh-nahyz ]
/ ˈɒp səˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), op·so·nized, op·so·niz·ing. Immunology.

to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
Also especially British, op·so·nise.

Origin of opsonize

opson(in) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM opsonize

op·so·ni·za·tion, noun

Words nearby opsonize

opsonic, opsonic index, opsonify, opsonin, opsonization, opsonize, opsonocytophagic, opsonometry, opt, opt in, opt out

British Dictionary definitions for opsonize

opsonize

opsonise opsonify (ɒpˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ)

/ (ˈɒpsəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to subject (bacteria) to the action of opsonins

Derived forms of opsonize

opsonization, opsonisation or opsonification, noun

Medical definitions for opsonize

opsonize
[ ŏp′sə-nīz′ ]

v.

To make bacteria or other cells more susceptible to the action of phagocytes.