PROTHROMBIN


Meaning of PROTHROMBIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )pr ō - ' thräm-b ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1898

: a plasma protein produced in the liver in the presence of vitamin K and converted into thrombin in the clotting of blood

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