CATHEPSIN


Meaning of CATHEPSIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈthep-sən ]

noun

Etymology: Greek kathepsein to digest (from kata- cata- + hepsein to boil) + English -in (II)

Date: 1929

: any of several intracellular proteases of animal tissue that aid in autolysis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.