PROSTACYCLIN


Meaning of PROSTACYCLIN in English

/pros'teuh suy"klin/ , n. Biochem.

a prostaglandin, C 20 H 32 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.

[ 1975-80; PROSTA(TE) + CYCL(IC) + -IN 2 , on the model of PROSTAGLANDIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .