complement membrane attack complex

noun

A formation of transmembrane channels on the surface of a pathogenic bacterial cell that disrupts the phospholipid bilayer of the target cell resulting in its destruction.

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Meanings

nouncomplement membrane attack complex (plural complement membrane attack complexes)

plural complement membrane attack complexes

  1. immunologyA formation of transmembrane channels on the surface of a pathogenic bacterial cell that disrupts the phospholipid bilayer of the target cell resulting in its destruction.
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