ancrod
[ ăn′krŏd ]
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n.
A proteinase obtained from the venom of the pit viper, which contains a fibrinogen-splitting enzyme and is used in the treatment of chronic peripheral vascular disease.
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anconad, anconal, anconeous muscle, anconitis, ancré, ancrod, Ancus Marcius, -ancy, ancylo-, Ancylostoma, Ancylostoma braziliense
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