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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A protein fraction of serum involved in maintaining osmotic pressure of the blood and used as a substitute for plasma in the treatment of shock.
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- noun albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood
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