STREPTOKINASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does streptokinase mean? 

• STREPTOKINASE (noun)
  The noun STREPTOKINASE has 1 sense:

1. an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism

  Familiarity information: STREPTOKINASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STREPTOKINASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("streptokinase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

 Context examples 

Mixed bacteria vaccine (MBV or Coley's toxins) consists of a pyrogenic bacterial lysate derived from Serratia marcescens and Streptococcus pyogenes; the active components in the lysate may be lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of the Gram-negative bacterial cell wall of Serratia, and streptokinase, an enzyme produced by Streptococcus pyogenes.

(Mixed Bacteria Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)