Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

bacteriolysin

(băk-tē″rē-ŏl′ĭ-sĭn)
[Pronunciation]
[″ + lysis, dissolution]

A substance, esp. an antibody produced within the body of an animal, that is capable of bringing about the lysis of bacteria.

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