trypsinogen

noun

The inactive precursor of trypsin, produced by the pancreas and converted to trypsin in the small intestine by enterokinase.

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A substance excreted by the pancreas which becomes converted during intestinal digestion into trypsin.

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A granular substance in the cells of the pancreas which is the antecedent of trypsin.

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The antecedent of trypsin, a substance which is contained in the cells of the pancreas and gives rise to the trypsin.

noun

An inactive precursor of trypsin

noun

inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine