SERUM ALBUMIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("serum albumin" is a kind of...):

albumen; albumin (a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids)

Holonyms ("serum albumin" is a substance of...):

blood serum; serum (an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates)

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