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cardiolipin

noun car·dio·lip·in \ˌkärd-ē-ō-ˈlip-ən\

Medical Definition of CARDIOLIPIN

:  a phospholipid obtained especially from beef heart and used in combination with lecithin and cholesterol as an antigen in diagnostic blood tests for syphilis

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