bacteriolysin

bacteriolysin definition - medical

bac·te·ri·ol·y·sin (băk-tîrˌē-ŏlˈĭ-sĭn, -ə-līˈsĭn)

noun
An antibody that, together with other substances, destroys a bacterium.

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