pepsinogen

[ pep-sin-uh-juh n, -jen ]
/ pɛpˈsɪn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun Biochemistry.

crystals, occurring in the gastric glands, that during digestion are converted into pepsin.

Origin of pepsinogen

First recorded in 1875–80; pepsin + -o- + -gen

OTHER WORDS FROM pepsinogen

pep·si·no·gen·ic [pep-suh-noh-jen-ik] /ˌpɛp sə noʊˈdʒɛn ɪk/, pep·si·nog·e·nous [pep-suh-noj-uh-nuh s] /ˌpɛp səˈnɒdʒ ə nəs/, adjective

Words nearby pepsinogen

peppery, peppy, pepsin, pepsin a, pepsinate, pepsinogen, peptalk, peptic, peptic cell, peptic digestion, peptic esophagitis

British Dictionary definitions for pepsinogen

pepsinogen
/ (pɛpˈsɪnədʒən) /

noun

the inactive precursor of pepsin produced by the stomach

Medical definitions for pepsinogen

pepsinogen
[ pĕp-sĭn′ə-jən ]

n.

The inactive precursor to pepsin, formed in the chief cells of the mucous membrane of the stomach and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid during digestion. propepsin