PROTHROMBIN


Meaning of PROTHROMBIN in English

/proh throm"bin/ , n. Biochem.

a plasma protein involved in blood coagulation that on activation by factors in the plasma is converted to thrombin. Also called thrombogen .

[ 1895-1900; PRO- 1 + THROMBIN ]

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