Medical Dictionary

phospholipase

noun phos·pho·li·pase \-ˈlī-ˌpās, -ˌpāz\

Medical Definition of PHOSPHOLIPASE

:  any of several enzymes that hydrolyze lecithins or phosphatidylethanolamines—called also lecithinase

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