Definition of Alexin

1. a substance in the blood that aids in the destruction of bacteria [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alexin

1. An obsolete term for the bactericidal substances of cell-free serum, the activity of which is destroyed by heating at 56°C; applied by Bordet to the heat-labile substance normally present in serum and distinct from the sensitizing substance (antibody) produced by infection or immunization. In this sense it is synonymous with complement. Origin: G. Alexo, to ward off (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alexin

Alexandria
Alexandrian
Alexandrian laurel
Alexandrian senna
Alexandria senna
Alexandrine
alexandrines
alexandrite
alexandrites
alexia
alexia
alexias
alexic
alexic
alexin
alexin
alexine
alexines
alexins
alexin unit
alexipharmac
alexipharmic
alexipharmical
alexipyretic
Alexis Carrel
Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville
alexiteric
alexiterical
alexithymia

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