Fc receptor
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Fc_receptor_schematic.svg/220px-Fc_receptor_schematic.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]from its binding specificity for the constant part of antibodies known as the fragment crystallizable (Fc) region.
Noun
[edit]Fc receptor (plural Fc receptors)
- (biochemistry) a protein found on the surface of certain immune and blood cells that binds to antibodies attached to infected cells or invading pathogens, enabling antibody-mediated phagocytosis or antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)