Bence-Jones protein love

Bence-Jones protein

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A protein occurring in the serum and urine of patients with certain diseases, especially multiple myeloma.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Henry Bence-Jones, (1813–1873), British physician.]

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