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HAPTOGLOBIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protein in plasma that binds free hemoglobin and removes it (as from wounds)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("haptoglobin" is a kind of...):
protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)
