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
Words nearby phagocytic index
phagedaena,
phagedena,
phago-,
phagocyte,
phagocytic,
phagocytic index,
phagocytic pneumonocyte,
phagocytin,
phagocytize,
phagocytolysis,
phagocytose
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.