complement

complement definition - medical

com·ple·ment (kŏmˈplə-mənt)

noun
A group of proteins found in normal blood serum and plasma that are activated sequentially in a cascadelike mechanism that allows them to combine with antibodies and destroy pathogenic bacteria and other foreign cells.

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