thromboplastin
noun
throm·bo·plas·tin
ˌthräm-bō-ˈpla-stən 
: a complex enzyme found especially in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood
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thromboplastin
noun
throm·bo·plas·tin
ˌthräm-bō-ˈplas-tən
: a complex enzyme that is found in brain, lung, and other tissues and especially in blood platelets and that functions in the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin in the clotting of blood
called also thrombokinase
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