streptokinase

noun

an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin

Roots

streptosstrepto- · Greek · twisted kineinkin- · Greek · to move ase-ase · Greek · enzyme

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