SINCE 1828
secretase
noun
se·cre·tase
| \ si-ˈkrē-ˌtās
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Medical Definition of secretase
: any of several transmembrane proteases that are capable of cleaving amyloid precursor protein and include two forms that function in the generation of beta-amyloid
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