Definitions for c-reactive proteinˈsi riˌæk tɪv

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

C-re•ac•tive proteinˈsi riˌæk tɪv(n.)

  1. a globulin that increases in concentration in the bloodstream during infectious states and other abnormal conditions.

    Category: Biochemistry

    Ref: Abbr.: CRP

Origin of C-reactive protein:

1955–60; for C-polysaccharide, which is precipitated by this protein

Princeton's WordNet

  1. C-reactive protein, CRP(noun)

    a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation

Wiktionary

  1. C-reactive protein(Noun)

    A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.

  2. Origin: On discovery (in 1930) the substance was observed to react to the C polysaccharide of pneumococcus.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. C-Reactive Protein

    A plasma protein that circulates in increased amounts during inflammation and after tissue damage.


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