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thromboplastin: Meaning and Definition of
throm•bo•plas•tin
Pronunciation: (throm"bu-plas'tin), [key]
— n.
- a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the brains of cattle, used chiefly as a local hemostatic and as a laboratory reagent in blood prothrombin tests. Also called
See also:
- thromboplastin (Thesaurus)
