Alexins

/ˈæl.ɛk.sɪnz/ noun

Definition

Plural of alexin; multiple immune-protective substances found in blood serum.

Etymology

Standard English plural of alexin, formed by adding -s. Used in immunological and medical literature from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Kelly Says

The study of alexins eventually led to the discovery of 'complement'—a cascade of proteins that modern medicine now understands is one of the immune system's most elegant mechanisms, like a biochemical domino chain of defense.

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