See Also: anticomplement(medicine)
anticomplement immunofluorescence(medicine)

obtend (iou) and anticomplement (medicine)


obtend (iou)



obtend verb trans.L16.
[Latin obtendere spread in front of, from ob- OB- + tendere stretch.]
Put forward as a statement, reason, etc.; pretend, allege. L16-E18.
Proffer (in opposition); oppose. L17-E18.

anticomplement (medicine)


anticomplement


A substance that combines with a complement and so neutralises its action by preventing its union with the antibody.

Synonym: antialexin.