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
Origin of haptoglobin
from Classical Greek haptein. to fasten + hemoglobinhaptoglobin
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haptoglobin
noun
A plasma protein that is a normal constituent of blood serum and functions in the binding of free hemoglobin in the bloodstream.
Origin of haptoglobin
Greek haptein to bind, fasten (hemo)globinTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural haptoglobins)
- (biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity
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haptoglobin - Medical Definition
n.
A plasma protein that is a normal constituent of blood serum and functions in the binding of free hemoglobin in the bloodstream.
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