Definition of prothrombin in English:
prothrombin
noun prəʊˈθrɒmbɪnproʊˈθrɑmbən
mass nounBiochemistry A protein present in blood plasma which is converted into active thrombin during coagulation.
Example sentencesExamples
- Indicated tests include a complete blood cell count with platelet count, a peripheral blood smear, and prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin times.
- Contact with tissue factor triggers the coagulation cascade, resulting in the conversion of prothrombin to active thrombin.
- Years ago we said fibrinogen (a soluble protein) becomes a clot of insoluble fibrin by the action of thrombin made from soluble prothrombin in the presence of calcium.
- The next to last step in this chain is the activation of the circulating proenzyme prothrombin into its active form, thrombin.
- This complex activates prothrombin to thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
Definition of prothrombin in US English:
prothrombin
nounprōˈTHrämbənproʊˈθrɑmbən
Biochemistry A protein present in blood plasma which is converted into active thrombin during coagulation.
Example sentencesExamples
- The next to last step in this chain is the activation of the circulating proenzyme prothrombin into its active form, thrombin.
- Indicated tests include a complete blood cell count with platelet count, a peripheral blood smear, and prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin times.
- Years ago we said fibrinogen (a soluble protein) becomes a clot of insoluble fibrin by the action of thrombin made from soluble prothrombin in the presence of calcium.
- Contact with tissue factor triggers the coagulation cascade, resulting in the conversion of prothrombin to active thrombin.
- This complex activates prothrombin to thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.