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urokinase

urokinase noun: a protease, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.

Noun

urokinase (countable and uncountable, plural urokinases)

  1. A protease, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.

Forms of urokinase

pluralurokinases

Origin of urokinase

From uro- + kinase.

Questions about urokinase

What does urokinase mean?
Urokinase means a protease, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.
What part of speech is urokinase?
Urokinase is a noun.
What is the plural of urokinase?
The plural of urokinase is urokinases.

Words near urokinase in the dictionary

  1. urohidrosis
  2. urohyal
  3. urohyals
  4. uroid
  5. uroids
  6. urokinase
  7. urokinases
  8. urolagnia
  9. urolagniac
  10. urolagniacs
  11. urolagnic

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