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enterokinase

(-kī′nās, -kin′ās)

noun

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

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

See enterokinase in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An enzyme secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa that catalyzes the conversion of trypsinogen to trypsin.

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