膠こう原げん質しつ

noun

collagen

Medical and biochemical term for the structural protein found in connective tissues. Often replaced by the loanword コラーゲン in everyday contexts.

See also: コラーゲン

• 膠こう原げん質しつは皮ひ膚ふや骨ほねに多おおく含ふくまれるタンパク質しつです。

  Collagen is a protein found abundantly in skin and bones.