"haptoglobin" meaning in All languages combined

See haptoglobin on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: haptoglobins [plural]
Etymology: Analysable as hapto- + globin. . Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hapto-|globin|nocat=1}} hapto- + globin Head templates: {{en-noun}} haptoglobin (plural haptoglobins)
  1. (biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity. Wikipedia link: haptoglobin Synonyms: haptoglobulin Derived forms: anhaptoglobinemia, haptoglobinaemia, haptoglobinemia

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