complement membrane attack complex

English

Noun

complement membrane attack complex (plural complement membrane attack complexes)

  1. (immunology) 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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