thrombogen

[ throm-buh-juh n, -jen ]
/ ˈθrɒm bə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun Biochemistry.

prothrombin.

Origin of thrombogen

First recorded in 1895–1900; thrombo- + -gen

Words nearby thrombogen

thrombocytosis, thromboelastogram, thromboelastograph, thromboembolism, thromboendarterectomy, thrombogen, thrombogenic, thromboid, thrombokinase, thrombolymphangitis, thrombolysis

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British Dictionary definitions for thrombogen

thrombogen
/ (ˈθrɒmbəˌdʒɛn) /

noun

a protein present in blood that is essential for the formation of thrombin