| complement u. |
in complement fixation tests, the smallest amount of complement or serum that will produce complete hemolysis of sensitized red cells. Called also hemolytic u.
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| complement-fixing a. |
antibody that activates complement when reacted with antigen; IgM and IgG (the usual complement-fixing antibodies) fix complement by the classic pathway, whereas IgA fixes complement by the alternative pathway.
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| complemental i. |
inheritance of characters dependent on the presence of two independent pairs of nonallelic genes (complementary genes), both of which must be present before a given character can be expressed.
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| complemental s. |
portions of the pleural cavity that are not occupied by lung tissue, such as the triangular spaces below the lower borders of the lungs and irregular spaces about the heart.
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| complementary c.’s |
two colors for which the sensory mechanisms are so linked that when they are mixed on the color wheel they cancel each other out, leaving neutral gray; they are also associated with each other in afterimage and contrast.
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