SINCE 1828
angiotensinase
noun
an·gio·ten·sin·ase
| \ ˌan-jē-ō-ˈten(t)-sə-ˌnās, -ˌnāz
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Medical Definition of angiotensinase
: any of several enzymes in the blood that hydrolyze angiotensin
— called also hypertensinase
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