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paraprotein

paraprotein noun: a protein found in the blood only as a result of disease.

Noun

paraprotein (plural paraproteins)

  1. A protein found in the blood only as a result of disease

Forms of paraprotein

pluralparaproteins

Origin of paraprotein

From para- + protein.

Words formed from paraprotein

Questions about paraprotein

What does paraprotein mean?
Paraprotein means a protein found in the blood only as a result of disease.
What part of speech is paraprotein?
Paraprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of paraprotein?
The plural of paraprotein is paraproteins.

Words near paraprotein in the dictionary

  1. paraprostate
  2. paraprostatic
  3. paraprotaspid
  4. paraprotaspides
  5. paraprotaspis
  6. paraprotein
  7. paraproteinaemia
  8. paraproteinaemias
  9. paraproteinaemic
  10. paraproteinemia
  11. paraproteinemias

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