"fibrillin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fibrillins [plural]
Etymology: From fibril + -in. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fibril|in}} fibril + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fibrillin (countable and uncountable, plural fibrillins)
  1. A glycoprotein present in human skin, necessary for forming the elastic fibres in connective tissue. Wikipedia link: fibrillin Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: microfibrillin

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