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phosphatidylethanolamine

noun phos·pha·ti·dyl·eth·a·nol·amine \-ˌeth-ə-ˈnäl-ə-ˌmēn, -ˈnōl-\

Medical Definition of PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE

:  any of a group of phospholipids that occur especially in blood plasma and in the white matter of the central nervous system—called also cephalin

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