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noun
A protease, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: plasminogen activator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme
History
From uro- + kinase.
