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Cd55 (medicine) and hypural (medicine)


Cd55 (medicine)


CD55
<immunology> Glycoproteins broadly distributed among haematopoietic and non-haematopoietic cells. Cd55 prevents the assembly of c3 convertase or accelerates the disassembly of preformed convertase, thus blocking the formation of the membrane attack complex.


hypural (medicine)


hypural
<anatomy> Under the tail; applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.

Origin: Pref. Hypo- + Gr. Tail.

Source: Websters Dictionary