noun Etymology: C-polysaccharide, a polysaccharide found in the cell wall of pneumococci and precipitated by this protein, from carbohydrate Date: 1955 a protein present in blood serum in various abnormal states (as inflammation or neoplasia)
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Meaning of C-REACTIVE PROTEIN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012