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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A proteolytic enzyme that is produced by streptococci, converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used as a drug to dissolve blood clots.

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  • noun biochemistry Any of a class of enzymes that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin and are used to dissolve blood clots

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  • noun an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism

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strepto- +‎ kinase

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