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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 convertsprothrombin intothrombin during theclotting ofblood
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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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