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Bence Jones protein

Bence Jones protein noun: a monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.

bence jones protein: a monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be...
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Noun

Bence Jones protein

  1. A monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.

Forms of Bence Jones protein

alternative formBence-Jones protein

Origin of Bence Jones protein

Described by the English physician Henry Bence Jones in 1847 and published in 1848.

Questions about Bence Jones protein

What does Bence Jones protein mean?
Bence Jones protein means a monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
What part of speech is Bence Jones protein?
Bence Jones protein is a noun.

Words near Bence Jones protein in the dictionary

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