Definition of Complement system

1. Noun. (context: immunology) An aspect of the innate immune system that supplements the actions of the antibodies and phagocytic cells in clearing out pathogens from an organism. ¹

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Medical Definition of Complement system

1. A group of more than 20 serum proteins, some of which can be serially activated and participate in a cascade resulting in cell lysis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Complement System

complement 8
complement 9
complement activating enzymes
complement activation
complement chemotactic factor
complement cytolysis inhibitor
complement factor I
complement factor h
complement fixation
complement fixation test
complement fixation tests
complement inactivators
complement membrane attack complex
complement system (current term)
complement unit
complemental
complemental air
complementall
complementalness
complementarian
complementarianism
complementarians
complementaries
complementarily
complementariness
complementarities
complementarity
complementarity determining regions

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