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noun
A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: hematology, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: CRP
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: serum globulin
History
On discovery (in 1930) the substance was observed to react to the C polysaccharide of pneumococcus.
