Thrombin
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
noun
1.
(biochem) an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot
thrombin throm·bin (thrŏm’bĭn)
n.
An enzyme in blood formed from prothrombin that facilitates blood clotting by reacting with fibrinogen to form fibrin. Also called thrombase.
thrombin
(thrŏm’bĭn)
An enzyme in blood that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin and is essential to the coagulation of blood.
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