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Noun: prothrombin  prow'thróm-bin
  1. A protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin
    - factor II

Derived forms: prothrombins

Type of: clotting factor, coagulation factor

Encyclopedia: Prothrombin

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