C-reactive protein
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
On discovery (in 1930) the substance was observed to react to the C polysaccharide of pneumococcus.
Noun[edit]
C-reactive protein (uncountable) (abbreviation CRP)
- (hematology) A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.