Meaning Of The Word Prothrombin
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Prothrombin Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Prothrombin?
prothrombin in American English
a factor in the blood plasma that combines with calcium to form thrombin during blood clotting: it is a precursor of thrombin and is synthesized by the liver in the presence of vitamin K noun: a plasma protein involved in blood coagulation that on activation by factors in the plasma is converted to thrombin prothrombin in British English noun: a zymogen found in blood that gives rise to thrombin on activation |
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