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plasmin

[plaz-min]

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. fibrinolysin.

plasmin

/ ˈplæzmɪn /

noun

  1. a proteolytic enzyme that causes fibrinolysis in blood clots

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plasmin1

First recorded in 1865–70; plasm- + -in 2
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The drug is believed to block plasmin, an enzyme that dissolves blood clots.

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