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plasminogen definition

plas·mino·gen (plaz min′ə jən)

noun

a natural, inactive blood protein that is converted to plasmin by urokinase, streptokinase, etc.

Etymology: < plasmin + -o- + -gen

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