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calprotectin

calprotectin noun: a calcium-binding protein that also functions as a cell growth inhibitory factor; its measurement in faeces is a test for inflammatory bowel disease.

Noun

calprotectin (uncountable)

  1. A calcium-binding protein that also functions as a cell growth inhibitory factor; its measurement in faeces is a test for inflammatory bowel disease.

Origin of calprotectin

From calcium + protect + -in.

Words formed from calprotectin

Questions about calprotectin

What does calprotectin mean?
Calprotectin means a calcium-binding protein that also functions as a cell growth inhibitory factor; its measurement in faeces is a test for inflammatory bowel disease.
What part of speech is calprotectin?
Calprotectin is a noun.

Words near calprotectin in the dictionary

  1. calponin
  2. calponins
  3. calpox
  4. calprismin
  5. calpromotin
  6. calprotectin
  7. calprotectinemia
  8. calps
  9. calpulli
  10. calpullis
  11. calpultin

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