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streptokinase

[ strep-toh-kahy-neys, -neyz, -kin-eys, -eyz ]
/ ˌstrɛp toʊˈkaɪ neɪs, -neɪz, -ˈkɪn eɪs, -eɪz /
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noun Pharmacology.
an enzyme used to dissolve blood clots.
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Origin of streptokinase

First recorded in 1945–50; strepto- + kinase

Words nearby streptokinase

strepto-, streptobacillus, streptocarpus, streptococcus, streptodornase, streptokinase, streptolysin, streptomyces, streptomycin, streptothricin, Stresemann
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British Dictionary definitions for streptokinase

streptokinase
/ (ˌstrɛptəʊˈkaɪneɪs) /
noun
an enzyme produced by streptococci that causes the fibrin of certain animal species to undergo lysis
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