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aprotinin

aprotinin noun: a polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding.

Noun

aprotinin (uncountable)

  1. A polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding

Questions about aprotinin

What does aprotinin mean?
Aprotinin means a polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding.
What part of speech is aprotinin?
Aprotinin is a noun.

Words near aprotinin in the dictionary

  1. aprosodic
  2. aprosody
  3. aprosopia
  4. aprotanin
  5. aprotic
  6. aprotinin
  7. aprotinine
  8. aprotonin
  9. aprowl
  10. APRS
  11. après

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