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From osteo- (“bone”) + Latin prōtegere (“to cover, to protect”) + -in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
osteoprotegerin
Today it means: A cytokine that can inhibit the production of osteoclasts. Full definition →
Today it means: A cytokine that can inhibit the production of osteoclasts. Full definition →
From osteo- (“bone”) + Latin prōtegere (“to cover, to protect”) + -in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.