† uniceptor Immunol. Obs.
(ˈjuːnɪˌsɛptɔː(r))
[f. uni- 2 + receptor.]
In Ehrlich's theory of immunization, a receptor having only one combining or haptophoric group of atoms, by which it unites with the immunizing body but not with the complement. Cf. amboceptor.
| 1902 Jrnl. Exper. Med. VI. 281 According to the manner of action he distinguishes ‘uniceptors’ and ‘amboceptors’. 1910 in Lippincott's New Med. Dict. |