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1. complement
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kom′plĕ-ment Definitions: 1. Ehrlich's term for the thermolabile substance, normally present in serum, that is destructive to certain bacteria and other cells sensitized by a specific complement-fixing antibody. Complement is a group of at least 20 distinct serum...
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2. Complement
   [group theory] In mathematics, especially in the area of algebra known as group theory, a complement of a subgroup H in a group G is a subgroup K of G such that G = HK = { hk : h ∈ H and k ∈ K } and H ∩ K = {e}, that is, if every element of G has a unique expression as a product hk whe...
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3. Complement
   A set composed of all elements that are not members of another set.
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4. Complement
   Collective name for a complex of proteins in blood serum that bind in a complex series of reactions to antibody (either IgM or IgG) when the antibody is itself bound to antigens on the cell surface.
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5. complement
   [n] - one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response 2. [n] - a complete number or quantity 3. [n] - number needed to make up whole force 4. [n] - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction 5. [n] - either of two parts that...
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6. Complement
   A word, phrase or clause that follows a verb and which simply adds further information concerning, usually, the verb's subject. Complements usually follow stative verbs such as 'to be' to create a statement (i.e. a declarative sentence), e.g. 'He is happy'. Here the adjective 'happy' is the subject ...
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7. Complement
   The complement of a subset of a given set is the collection of all elements of the set that are not elements of the subset.
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8. complement
   a term for all constituents of the sentence required by a verb except for the subject (e.g. the object is a complement of the verb).
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9. Complement
   In the sentences Lisa is a fast runner or Lisa is very fit, 'Lisa' is the subject and 'is' is the verb. Neither sentence has an object. The rest of the sentence (a fast runner/very fit) is called a complement. A complement usually tells you something about the subject of the sentence (especially af...
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10. complement
    In probability, the complement of an event is all outcomes different from the favorable outcome. The sum of the probability of an event and the probability of its complement is 1.
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11. Complement
    A large body of blood proteins (over 20), initiated in the liver, and intimately involved in nearly all aspects of immunity and nonspecific resistance.
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12. complement
    officers + crew Category: Transport • in a fixed radix numeration system,a number that can be derived from a given number by operations that include subtracting each digit of the digital representation of the given number from the corresponding digit of the digital representation of a sp...
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13. complement
    A heat-labile system of enzymes in plasma associated with response to injury. Activation of the complement cascade occurs through two convergent pathways. In the classical pathway the formation of antibody/antigen complexes leads to binding of C1, the release of active esterase that activates C4 and C2 that in turn bind to the surface. The C42 complex splits C3 to produce C3b, an opsonin, and C3a (anaphylatoxin). C423b acts on C5 to release C5a (anaphylatoxin and chemotactic factor) leaving C5b that combines with C6789 to form a cytolytic membrane attack complex. In the alternate pathway C3 cleavage occurs without the involvement of C142, and can be activated by IgA, endotoxin, or polysaccharide-rich surfaces (eg. yeast cell wall, zymosan). Factor B combines with C3b to form a C3 convertase that is stabilized by Factor P, generating a positive feedback loop. The alternate pathway is presumably the ancestral one upon which the sophistication of antibody recognition has been superimposed in the classical pathway. The enzymatic cascade amplifies the response, leads to the activation and recruitment of leucocytes, increases phagocytosis and induces killing directly. It is subject to various complex feedback controls that terminate the response.
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14. Complement
    Com'ple·ment noun [ Latin complementun : confer French complément . See Complete , transitive verb , and confer Compliment .] 1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number requ...
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15. Complement
    Com'ple·ment transitive verb 1. To supply a lack; to supplement. [ R.] 2. To compliment. [ Obsolete] Jer. Taylor.
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16. complement
    <immunology> A term originally used to refer to the heat labile factor in serum that causes immune cytolysis, the lysis of antibody coated cells and now referring to the entire functionally related system comprising at least 20 distinct serum proteins that is the effector not only of immune cy...
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17. complement
    full complement noun number needed to make up a whole force; `a full complement of workers`
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18. complement
    noun something added to complete or make perfect; `a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner`
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19. complement
    noun either of two parts that mutually complete each other
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20. complement
    noun a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
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21. complement
    noun a complete number or quantity; `a full complement`
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22. complement
    noun one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
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23. complement
    (kom´plә-mәnt) a term originally used to refer to the heat-labile factor in serum that causes immune cytolysis (lysis of antibody-coated cells). It is now used to refer to the entire functionally related system comprising at least 20 distinct serum proteins, their cellular receptors, and related regulatory p...
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24. Complement
    • (v. t.) To supply a lack; to supplement. • (v. t.) The whole working force of a vessel. • (v. t.) Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. • (v. t.) To compliment. • (v. t.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity. &bu...
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25. complement
    (from the article `automata theory`) ...to such propositions as (read ` or `), (read ` and `), and the unary operation of negation or complementation, leading to such propositions ... ...members of together with those of —in this case all the dots on the cross—i.e., { : }; the complement of , s...
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