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bradykinin definition

brady·ki·nin (brad′i kī′nin, -kin′in)

noun

a kinin, CHNO, released from blood plasma by some snake venoms and certain other enzymes, which slows intestinal contractions, lowers blood pressure, etc.

Etymology: < brady- + Gr kinein, to move: see kinetic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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