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nephrocalcin

nephrocalcin noun: an acidic glycoprotein that prevents the formation of kidney stones.

Noun

nephrocalcin (uncountable)

  1. An acidic glycoprotein that prevents the formation of kidney stones

Origin of nephrocalcin

From nephro- + calcin.

Questions about nephrocalcin

What does nephrocalcin mean?
Nephrocalcin means an acidic glycoprotein that prevents the formation of kidney stones.
What part of speech is nephrocalcin?
Nephrocalcin is a noun.

Words near nephrocalcin in the dictionary

  1. nephroblastoma
  2. nephroblastomas
  3. nephroblastomata
  4. nephroblastomatosis
  5. nephroblasts
  6. nephrocalcin
  7. nephrocalcinoses
  8. nephrocalcinosis
  9. nephrocarcinogen
  10. nephrocarcinogenesis
  11. nephrocarcinogens

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