prothrombin

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *próder.

Ancient Greek πρό (pró)der.

English pro-

English thrombin

English prothrombin

From pro- + thrombin.

Noun

prothrombin (plural prothrombins)

2. (biochemistry) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.

   Synonyms: clotting factor II, factor II, coagulation factor II

   Hypernyms: factor, protein

Derived terms

• antiprothrombin
• autoprothrombin
• carboxyprothrombin
• meizothrombin
• prethrombin
• prothrombinase
• prothrombin time

Translations

glycoprotein

• Catalan: protrombina f
• French: prothrombine (fr) f
• Galician: protrombina (gl) f
• Italian: protrombina (it) f
• Portuguese: protrombina f
• Spanish: protrombina (es) f
• Swedish: protrombin (sv) n