Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that is used medically, often in combination with streptokinase, to dissolve purulent or fibrinous secretions.
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- noun biochemistry
streptococcal deoxyribonuclease
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- noun an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[strepto– + d(e)o(xy)r(ibo)n(ucle)ase.]
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