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blood protein

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blood protein
Etymology: AS, blod + Gk, proteios, of first rank
any of the large variety of proteins normally found in the blood, such as albumin, globulin, hemoglobin, and proteins bound to hormones or other compounds. See also plasma protein, serum protein.


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