PROTHROMBINASE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors

Synonyms:

factor X; prothrombinase

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("prothrombinase" is a kind of...):

clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)

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