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Definition of Albumin

1. Noun. A simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids.

Definition of Albumin

1. n. A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.

Definition of Albumin

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) A class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume. ¹

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Definition of Albumin

1. a simple protein [n -S]

Medical Definition of Albumin

1. 1. Any protein that is soluble in water and moderately concentrated salt solutions and is coagulable by heat. Found in egg whites, blood, lymph, and other tissues and fluids. 2. Serum albumin, the major plasma protein (approximately 60 per cent of the total), which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein carrying large organic anions, such as fatty acids, bilirubin and many drugs and also carrying certain hormones, such as cortisol and thyroxine, when their specific binding globulins are saturated. Albumin is synthesised in the liver. Low serum levels occur in protein malnutrition, active inflammation and serious hepatic and renal disease. (31 Jan 2000)

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