C-REACTIVE PROTEIN


Meaning of C-REACTIVE PROTEIN in English

¦ ̷ ̷ (ˌ) ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ - noun

Usage: usually capitalized C

Etymology: C-polysaccharide , a polysaccharide found in the cell wall of pneumococci and precipitated by this protein, from c arbohydrate

: a protein present in blood serum in various abnormal states (as inflammation or neoplasia)

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