microglobulin

microglobulin

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
Latin globus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin globuluslbor.
French globulebor.
English globule
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ineclip.
English -in
English globulin
English microglobulin

    From micro- + globulin.

    Noun

    microglobulin (plural microglobulins)

    1. A low molecular-weight globulin.
    2. A peptide fragment of a globulin.

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