haptoglobin

(haptə glō′bin)

noun

a blood protein that binds with free hemoglobin in the bloodstream or at a wound when red blood cells decompose or are destroyed abnormally in the circulation

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noun
A plasma protein that is a normal constituent of blood serum and functions in the binding of free hemoglobin in the bloodstream.

Origin:

Origin: Greek haptein, to bind, fasten

Origin: + (hemo)globin

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