Haptoglobin Definition

hăptə-glōbĭn
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Haptoglobin

Noun

Singular:
haptoglobin
Plural:
haptoglobins

Origin of Haptoglobin

  • Greek haptein to bind, fasten (hemo)globin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

HHAHAP

Words Ending With

NINBIN

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haptoglobin

Words Starting With H and Ending With N

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With H11 Letter Words Ending With N