THROMBOPLASTIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot

Synonyms:

factor III; thrombokinase; thromboplastin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("thromboplastin" 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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