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amboceptor definition

ambo·cep·tor (am′bō sep′tər, -bə-)

noun

Bacteriology an antibody able to damage or destroy a microorganism or other cell by connecting complement to it

Etymology: L ambo, both + (re)ceptor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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