Medical Definition of Complement activation

1. The sequential activation of serum components c1 through c9, initiated by an erythrocyte-antibody complex or by microbial polysaccharides and properdin, and producing an inflammatory response. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Complement Activation

complement 3b inactivators
complement 3c
complement 3d
complement 3 convertase
complement 3 nephritic factor
complement 4
complement 4a
complement 4b
complement 5
complement 5a
complement 6
complement 7
complement 8
complement 9
complement activating enzymes
complement activation (current term)
complement binding assay
complement chemotactic factor
complement cytolysis inhibitor
complement factor h
complement factor I
complement fixation
complement fixation
complement fixation test
complement fixation tests
complement haemolytic activity assay
complement inactivators
complement membrane attack complex
complement system
complement unit

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