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Globulin

An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles united with haematin to form haemoglobin. It is also found in the crystalline lens of the eye, and in blood serum, and is sometimes called crystallin. In the plural the word is applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin, myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute salt solutions.

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An insoluble albuminous body formed from casein and other proteid substances by the action of gastric juice.

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A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the unio…

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Globulimeter noun · 78% connection

An instrument for measuring the number of red blood corpuscles in the blood.

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Glycogen noun · 78% connection

A white, amorphous, tasteless substance resembling starch, soluble in water to an opalescent fluid. It is found abundantly in the live…

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Gum noun · 78% connection

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Haematometer noun · 78% connection

An instrument for determining the number of blood corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.

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Haemocytotrypsis noun · 78% connection

A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or haemcytolysis.

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