1. an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot; [syn: thromboplastin, thrombokinase, factor III]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thrombokinase
n 1: an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts
prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot [syn:
thromboplastin, thrombokinase, factor III]