spectrin
[ spek-trin ]
/ ˈspɛk trɪn /
noun Biochemistry.
a rodlike structural protein of the red blood cell membrane.
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British Dictionary definitions for spectrin
spectrin
/ (ˈspɛktrɪn) /
noun
any one of a class of fibrous proteins found in the membranes of red blood cells, the brain, the intestine, etc
Word Origin for spectrin
C20: from spectr (e) + -in, referring to the ghosts (isolated cell membranes) of red blood cells, the source of the first known member of the class
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Medicine definitions for spectrin
spectrin
[ spĕk′trĭn ]
n.
A contractile protein of high molecular weight that is a component of a network in the membrane of red blood cells, giving the cells flexibility.
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