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hep·a·ran sulfate | \ ˈhep-ə-ˌran- 
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\Medical Definition of heparan sulfate
: a sulfated glycosaminoglycan that accumulates in bodily tissues in abnormal amounts in some mucopolysaccharidoses
— called also heparitin sulfate
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