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calprotectin

noun

Etymology

From calcium + protect + -in.

  1. derived from prōtēctus
  2. formed as calprotectin — “calcium + protect + -in”

Definitions

  1. A calcium-binding protein that also functions as a cell growth inhibitory factor

    A calcium-binding protein that also functions as a cell growth inhibitory factor; its measurement in faeces is a test for inflammatory bowel disease.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for calprotectin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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