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