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Meaning of TRYPSINOGEN

Pronunciation:  treep'sinujun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine
 
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 See Also: trypsin

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tryp*sin"o*gen\, n. [Trypsin + -gen.] (Physiol.)
The antecedent of trypsin, a substance which is contained in
the cells of the pancreas and gives rise to the trypsin.
 

 

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