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pepsinogen

/pɛpˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/

Traduction: Substantif désignant le précurseur inactif de la pepsine, stocké dans la muqueuse gastrique et converti en enzyme active pepsine sous l'action de l'acide chlorhydrique durant la digestion.

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noun

/pɛpˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/C2formalscientific
  • frSubstantif désignant le précurseur inactif de la pepsine, stocké dans la muqueuse gastrique et converti en enzyme active pepsine sous l'action de l'acide chlorhydrique durant la digestion.

A noun referring to the inactive precursor of pepsin, which is stored in the stomach lining and converted into the active enzyme pepsin by hydrochloric acid during digestion.

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  1. Digestive enzyme precursorC1formalmedical

    An inactive enzyme produced in the stomach lining that is converted into the active digestive enzyme pepsin by stomach acid.

    frPepsinogène

    • Pepsinogen is released by chief cells in the stomach.
    • Hydrochloric acid converts pepsinogen into pepsin.
    • Low levels of pepsinogen can indicate stomach atrophy.
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  • pepsinogens plural form
  • pepsinogens' possessive plural form
  • pepsinogen's possessive singular form