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trypsinogen

[ trip-sin-uh-juhn, -jen ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.

trypsinogen

/ ³Ù°ùɪ±èˈ²õɪ²ÔÉ™»åÏôÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. the inactive precursor of trypsin that is converted to trypsin by the enzyme enterokinase
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trypsinogen1

First recorded in 1885–90; trypsin + -o- + -gen
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This type of pancreatitis is related to an abnormal gene for trypsinogen, a digestive substance released by the pancreas.

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