prothrombin

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ thrombin.

Noun

prothrombin (plural prothrombins)

1. (biochemistry) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.

Synonyms

• factor II

Derived terms

• antiprothrombin
• autoprothrombin
• prethrombin
• prothrombin time

Translations

glycoprotein

• Catalan: protrombina f
• French: prothrombine (fr) f
• Galician: protrombina f
• Italian: protrombina (it) f
• Portuguese: protrombina f
• Spanish: protrombina (es) f
• Swedish: protrombin (sv) n