prothrombin
pro·throm·bin
noun \(ˌ)prō-ˈthräm-bən\Definition of PROTHROMBIN
: a plasma protein produced in the liver in the presence of vitamin K and converted into thrombin in the clotting of blood
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First Known Use: 1898
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