Definition of "opsonization" [opsonization]

• The process of opsonizing. (noun)

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• "If the complement system in the sea urchin functions through multiple lectin and alternative pathways in the absence of the lytic functions of the terminal pathway, the major activity of this system is expected to be opsonization."
• "This work discovered a new form of Type I polysaccharide and produced evidence that complement played a catalytic-like part in the opsonization of bacteria by specific antibody."
• "The second mechanism is an opsonization process, involving the formation of immune complexes with ADAMTS13, which are subsequently cleared by phagocytes"