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thromboplastin

thromboplastin noun: a protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood.

Noun

thromboplastin (plural thromboplastins)

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

thromboplastin meaning in Tamil

thromboplastin in Tamil

திராம்போப்பிளாஸ்ட்டின்

Forms of thromboplastin

pluralthromboplastins

Origin of thromboplastin

From thrombo- + plastin.

Words formed from thromboplastin

Phrases with thromboplastin

Questions about thromboplastin

What does thromboplastin mean?
Thromboplastin means a protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood.
What is thromboplastin in Tamil?
Thromboplastin in Tamil is திராம்போப்பிளாஸ்ட்டின். See Thromboplastin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thromboplastin?
Thromboplastin is a noun.
What is the plural of thromboplastin?
The plural of thromboplastin is thromboplastins.

Words near thromboplastin in the dictionary

  1. thrombophylactic
  2. thrombophylaxis
  3. thrombophylic
  4. thromboplastic
  5. thromboplastically
  6. thromboplastin
  7. thromboplastinemia
  8. thromboplastinogen
  9. thromboplastins
  10. thrombopoesis
  11. thrombopoieses

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