# CD15

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. a carbohydrate adhesion molecule that can be expressed on glycoproteins, glycolipids and proteoglycans, mediating phagocytosis and chemotaxis; used as a marker in mostly hematologic malignancies

## Etymology
from cluster of differentiation

## Source
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