KALLIKREIN


Meaning of KALLIKREIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-lə-ˈkrē-ən, kə-ˈli-krē-ən ]

noun

Etymology: German, from Greek kallikreas sweetbread, pancreas, from kalli- beautiful (from kallos beauty) + kreas flesh — more at raw

Date: 1930

: a hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation

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