Meaning Of The Word Prothrombin

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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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