macroglobulin
/ˌmakrəʊˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn/Biochemistry and Medicine
noun
Any blood plasma globulin of high molecular weight (usually, greater than 400,000); especially immunoglobulin M.
- α2-macroglobulin noun a glycoprotein that inhibits proteases, found in vertebrate plasma..
Origin
1950s. From German Makroglobulin from makro- + Globulin.
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