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plasminogen

plasminogen noun: the inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin.

Noun

plasminogen (countable and uncountable, plural plasminogens)

  1. The inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin

Forms of plasminogen

pluralplasminogens

Origin of plasminogen

From plasmin + -o- + -gen.

Words formed from plasminogen

Questions about plasminogen

What does plasminogen mean?
Plasminogen means the inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin.
What part of speech is plasminogen?
Plasminogen is a noun.
What is the plural of plasminogen?
The plural of plasminogen is plasminogens.

Words near plasminogen in the dictionary

  1. plasmiduction
  2. plasmify
  3. plasmin
  4. plasminemia
  5. plasminergic
  6. plasminogen
  7. plasminogenesis
  8. plasminogens
  9. plasminolysis
  10. plasminolytic
  11. plasmins

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