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bence jones protein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
bence jones pro-tein
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.

Etymology

Described by the English physician Henry Bence Jones in 1847 and published in 1848.

Inflected Forms

Bence-Jones protein (alternative)

Questions

What does bence jones protein mean?
A monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
Where does bence jones protein come from?
Described by the English physician Henry Bence Jones in 1847 and published in 1848.

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