"kallikrein" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkæl.əˈkɹiː.ɪn/ [General-American], /kəˈlɪk.ɹi.ɪn/ [General-American] Forms: kallikreins [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κᾰλλίκρεᾰς (kallíkreas, “sweetbread, pancreas”) + -in, from κᾰλλί- (kallí-, “beautiful”) + κρέᾰς (kréas, “flesh, meat”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|κᾰλλίκρεᾰς|-in|lang1=grc|t1=sweetbread, pancreas}} Ancient Greek κᾰλλίκρεᾰς (kallíkreas, “sweetbread, pancreas”) + -in, {{af|grc|κᾰλλί-|κρέᾰς|nocat=1|t1=beautiful|t2=flesh, meat}} κᾰλλί- (kallí-, “beautiful”) + κρέᾰς (kréas, “flesh, meat”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kallikrein (countable and uncountable, plural kallikreins)
  1. (biochemistry) A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation. Wikipedia link: kallikrein Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Enzymes Synonyms: kallidinogenase, kininogenin Derived forms: prekallikrein Related terms: anophensin, ecallantide, haemaphysalin, kinin Translations (a protease): callicreina (Italian), calicreína (Spanish)

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