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Thromboplastin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
factor IIIthrombokinase
plural
Thromboplastins
possessive
Thromboplastin's
pluralpossessive
Thromboplastins'