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C-reactive protein

C-reactive protein noun: a protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.

Noun

C-reactive protein (uncountable, abbreviation CRP)

  1. A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.

Forms of C-reactive protein

abbreviationCRP

Origin of C-reactive protein

On discovery (in 1930) the substance was observed to react to the C polysaccharide of pneumococcus.

Questions about C-reactive protein

What does C-reactive protein mean?
C-reactive protein means a protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.
What part of speech is C-reactive protein?
C-reactive protein is a noun.

Words near C-reactive protein in the dictionary

  1. C-PTSD
  2. C-rat
  3. C-ration
  4. C-rations
  5. C-rats
  6. C-reactive protein
  7. C-Road
  8. C-sec
  9. C-secs
  10. C-section
  11. C-sections

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