thromboplastin

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Definition of thromboplastin in English Turkish dictionary

tromboplastin

(Tıp) Protrombini trombine çeviren enzim

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Definition of thromboplastin in English English dictionary

A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood

{i} substance found in blood platelets and used to stop bleeding

an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot

Related Terms

plasma thromboplastin antecedent

coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency

Hyphenation

throm·bo·plas·tin