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Definition of: prothrombin

(prō·thrombin) noun Biochem.
The inactive precursor of thrombin: it is converted into thrombin by the action of calcium and thromboplastin, and is essential to the process of blood-clotting; also called thrombogen. [<NL <Gk. pro- before + thrombos a clot]

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prothrombintime.com
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diluteprothrombin.com

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