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prothrombogenic

prothrombogenic adjective: that produces or initiates thrombogenesis.

Adjective

prothrombogenic (not comparable)

  1. That produces or initiates thrombogenesis
    • VSMCs, endothelial cells, and macrophages produce a myriad of proatheogenic proinflammatory and prothrombogenic molecules including lipid mediators such as various forms of eicosanoides, mainly prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) which in turn amplify the effects of cytokines [8 ,9 ].2015 July 11, “AMPK Signaling Involvement for the Repression of the IL-1β-Induced Group IIA Secretory Phospholipase A2 Expression in VSMCs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prothrombogenic

From pro- + thrombogenic.

Words that rhyme with prothrombogenic

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Questions about prothrombogenic

What does prothrombogenic mean?
Prothrombogenic means that produces or initiates thrombogenesis.
What part of speech is prothrombogenic?
Prothrombogenic is an adjective.

Words near prothrombogenic in the dictionary

  1. prothrombinogen
  2. prothrombinogenic
  3. prothrombinopenia
  4. prothrombinopenic
  5. prothrombins
  6. prothrombogenic
  7. prothrombokinase
  8. prothromboplastin A
  9. prothromboplastin B
  10. prothrombotic
  11. Prothros

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