deorphanized

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ orphan +‎ -ize +‎ -ed

Adjective[edit]

deorphanized (not comparable)

  1. (physiology) Describing an orphan receptor whose endogenous ligand has now been identified (producing an "adopted orphan").
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