haptoglobin
English
Etymology
Analysable as hapto- + globin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. .
Noun
haptoglobin (plural haptoglobins)
- (biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
- Synonym: haptoglobulin
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