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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kinase found in the tissues and the formed elements of the blood, which in the presence of a calcium salt activates the proenzym of the fibrin ferment, thrombogen.

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  • noun biochemistry A proteolytic enzyme, that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood

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  • noun an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot

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