am'boceptor

[L. ambo, both, capere, to take.] An antibody with two haptophore groups, cyto^ phil and complementophil; the substance in serum which po e es an affinity for both, the complement and the bacterium, erythrocyte, or other cell upon which the latter acts, and which serves to unite the two so that the lysis or destruction of the cell may be effected; synonyms: intermediary body, immune body, substance sen sib i lat rice, substance fix at rice, coptda, desmon, preparator, sensitizer, fixative, bacteriolyt'ic a., bacteriolysin, an a. capable of causing bacteriolysis in the presence of complement, hemolyt'ic a., hemolysin, an a. capable of di olving red blood-cells in the presence of complement. immune' a., the a. produced in serum by repeated injections of foreign cells, nat'ural a., the a., present in normal serum. tion of amboceptor. ambos, or incus, and the malleus. Islands in the Malay Archipelago.] Yaws from ambergris, employed in cases marked by forgetfulne and a sense of hurry, sleeple ne from worry, and muscular twitchings. bles somewhat.] mixture of paraffin with wax and resins, including oil of amber, employed as an external application to burns and frostbites, Rag-weed, Roman wormwood, the flowering tops