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pepsinogen definition

pep·sino·gen (pep sin′ə jən)

noun

the inactive precursor of pepsin, synthesized by the gastric glands of the stomach and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid

Etymology: < pepsin + -o- + -gen

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