phagocytic index


noun

the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.

Origin of phagocytic index

First recorded in 1900–05

Medical definitions for phagocytic index

phagocytic index

n.

The average number of bacteria observed in the cytoplasm of neutrophils after a mixture of blood serum, bacteria, and neutrophils has been incubated.