thrombin

Term: thrombin

Literally meaning: “making clot”

Origin: Anc Greek

+θρομβίνη/thrombin(=thrombin, a blood coagulation factor, cleaving fibrinogen to form fibrin in the last step of coagulation cascade) > θρόμβος/thrombos(=clot) >θρέφω/threpho(=feed)  

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Definition

Prothrombin (factor II) is a plasma glycoprotein that is converted to thrombin in the presence of thromboplastin and calcium ion during coagulation cascade  (blood clotting).