streptokinase

[ strep-toh-kahy-neys, -neyz, -kin-eys, -eyz ]
/ ˌstrɛp toʊˈkaɪ neɪs, -neɪz, -ˈkɪn eɪs, -eɪz /

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

streptococcus mutans, streptococcus pneumoniae, streptococcus pyogenes, streptococcus viridans, streptodornase, streptokinase, streptokinase-streptodornase, streptolysin, streptomyces, streptomycin, streptonigrin
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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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Medical definitions for streptokinase

streptokinase
[ strĕp′tō-kĭn′ās, -āz, -kī′nās, -nāz ]

n.

A proteolytic enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci, capable of dissolving fibrin and used medically to dissolve blood clots.
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