amboceptor


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amboceptor

(ˈæmbəʊˌsɛptə)
n
(Biochemistry) an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
[C20: from Latin ambō both (see ambi-) + (re)ceptor]
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