kal|li|kre|in

kal|li|kre|in
kal|li|kre|in «KAL uh KREE uhn», noun.
an enzyme that breaks down proteins in blood plasma, pancreatic juice, and other body fluids, thereby releasing kallidins.
[< Greek kallikreas pancreas (< kállos beauty + kréas flesh) + English -in]

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  • kre — kre·feld; kal·li·kre·in; …   English syllables

  • kal — al·kal·ic; al·kal·i·fy; bai·kal·ite; bang·kal; hai·kal; ho·kal·tec·an; kab·u·kal·li; kal; Kal·a·mein; kal·a·poo·ia; kal·a·poo·ian; kal·gan; kal·i·bo·rite; kal·i·spel; kal·kow·skite; kal·li·kak; kal·li·ma; kal·li·type; kal·mia; kal·muck;… …   English syllables

  • kallikrein — kal·li·kre·in …   English syllables

  • kallikreinogen — kal·li·kre·in·o·gen (kal″ĭ kre inґə jən) prekallikrein …   Medical dictionary

  • Kallikrein — Kal|li|kre|in [griech. kallíkreas = Bauchspeicheldrüse (eigtl. = schönes Fleisch); ↑ in (3)], das; s, e; Syn.: (internat. Freiname:) Kallidinogenase: Sammelbez. für aus inaktiven Vorstufen (Kallikreinogene als Zymogene) proteolytisch freigesetzte …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Kallikrein — Kal|li|kre|in* das; s <zu gr. kallíkreas »Bauchspeicheldrüse« u. ↑...in> hormonartiger Wirkstoff der Bauchspeicheldrüse von blutdrucksenkender Wirkung u. Funktion (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • kallikrein — A group of enzymes ( e.g., plasma, tissue, pancreatic, urinary, submandibular k.) that can convert kininogen by proteolysis to bradykinin or kallidin; trypsin and …   Medical dictionary

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • prekallikrein — A plasma glycoprotein that in complex with kininogen serves as a cofactor in the activation of factor XII. P. also serves as the proenzyme for plasma kallikrein. SYN: Fletcher factor. * * * pre·kal·li·kre·in (pre″kal ĭ kreґin) a plasma …   Medical dictionary

  • kallikrein — [kal΄i krē′in] n. any of a group of proteolytic enzymes in the blood, urine, etc. that release a kinin from various globulins * * * …   Universalium

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