c-reactive protein

C-re·ac·tive protein

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Definitions of c-reactive protein words

noun c-reactive protein a globulin in the blood produced by the liver in response to inflammation 3
noun c-reactive protein a blood test for detecting the presence of this globulin so as to measure the level of inflammation, as in estimating the likelihood of a heart attack 3
noun c-reactive protein a globulin that increases in concentration in the bloodstream during infectious states and other abnormal conditions. Abbreviation: CRP. 1
noun c-reactive protein (hematology) A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation. 0

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; for C-polysaccharide, which is precipitated by this protein

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