[C-re.ac.tive protein] n [C-polysaccharide, a polysaccharide found in the cell wall of pneumococci and precipitated by this protein, fr. carbohydrate] (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 English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012