keratan sulfate

English

Noun

keratan sulfate (countable and uncountable, plural keratan sulfates)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several sulfated glycosaminoglycans that have been found especially in the cornea, cartilage, and bone, and act to absorb mechanical shock in joints.

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