idiolysin

idiolysin
A lysin that occurs naturally in the blood of a person or an animal, without the injection of a stimulating antigen or the passive transfer of antibody.

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id·i·ol·y·sin (id″e-olґə-sin) [idio- + lysin] a lysin, normally present in the blood and not produced by artificial means, that lyses the cells of the animal in which it is formed.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • idioheterolysin — An idiolysin occurring in the blood of an animal of one species, but capable of combining with the red blood cells of another species, thereby causing hemolysis when complement is present. * * * id·io·het·er·ol·y·sin (id″e o… …   Medical dictionary

  • idioisolysin — An idiolysin occurring in the blood of an animal of a certain species, capable of combining with the red blood cells from animals of the same species, thereby causing hemolysis when complement is present. * * * id·io·isol·y·sin (id″e o i… …   Medical dictionary

  • idio- — combining form Etymology: Greek, from idios more at idiot 1. : one s own : personal : separate : distinct idiotype …   Useful english dictionary

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