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urokinase

noun
uro·​ki·​nase | \ ˌyu̇r-ō-ˈkī-ˌnās How to pronounce urokinase (audio) , -ˌnāz\

Definition of urokinase

: an enzyme that is produced by the kidney and found in urine, that activates plasminogen, and that is used therapeutically to dissolve blood clots (as in the heart)

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 In the early 1980s, when his research was federally funded, Gurewich figured out that urokinase and tPA functioned as a team in the body. — Karen Weintraub, STAT, "At 88, this doctor won’t give up on a long-ignored treatment for strokes and heart attacks," 6 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of urokinase

1952, in the meaning defined above

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urokinase

noun
uro·​ki·​nase | \ ˌyu̇r-ō-ˈkī-ˌnās, -ˌnāz How to pronounce urokinase (audio) \

Medical Definition of urokinase

: an enzyme that is produced by the kidney and is found in human urine, that activates plasminogen, and that is used therapeutically to dissolve blood clots (as in the heart)

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