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PROTHROMBINASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors
Synonyms:
factor X; prothrombinase
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("prothrombinase" is a kind of...):
clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)
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