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enterokinase definition

entero·ki·nase (-kī′nās, -kin′ās)

noun

an enzyme produced by the small intestine that transforms trypsinogen into trypsin

Etymology: Ger < entero-, entero- + kinase < kin(etisch), kinetic + -ase, -ase

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