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polyribosylribitol phosphate

noun poly·ri·bo·syl·ri·bi·tol phosphate
\ˌpäl-i-ˌrī-bə-sil-ˌrī-bə-ˌtl-, -ˌtōl-\

Medical Definition of POLYRIBOSYLRIBITOL PHOSPHATE

:  a polysaccharide of the capsule of the Hib bacterium that exhibits activity against phagocytes—see conjugate vaccine

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