Medical Dictionary

thrombin

noun throm·bin \ˈthräm-bən\

Medical Definition of THROMBIN

:  a proteolytic enzyme formed from prothrombin that facilitates the clotting of blood by catalyzing conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin and that is used in the form of a powder as a topical hemostatic—called also thrombase

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