PROTHROMBIN


Meaning of PROTHROMBIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)prō-ˈthräm-bən ]

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

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