pros|ta|cy|clin

pros|ta|cy|clin
pros|ta|cy|clin «PROS tuh SY klihn», noun.
a substance produced by enzymes that inhibits the aggregation of blood platelets and dilates blood vessels: »

The compound prostacyclin…is thought to protect human beings from the formation of blood clots inside healthy blood vessels (London Times).

[< prosta(glandin) + cycl(e) + in2]

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