thromboplastin

English

Etymology

From thrombo- +‎ plastin.

Noun

thromboplastin (plural thromboplastins)

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

Derived terms

• activated partial thromboplastin time
• partial thromboplastin time
• tissue thromboplastin inhibition time

 

Translations

enzyme

• Finnish: tromboplastiini
• French: thromboplastine (fr) f
• Galician: tromboplastina f
• Spanish: tromboplastina f