ALL meanings of thromboplastin
throm·bo·plas·tin
T t - noun thromboplastin Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin. 1
- noun thromboplastin Pharmacology. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the brains of cattle, used chiefly as a local hemostatic and as a laboratory reagent in blood prothrombin tests. 1
- noun thromboplastin any of a group of substances that are liberated from damaged blood platelets and other tissues and convert prothrombin to thrombin 0
- noun thromboplastin a substance released from blood platelets and injured body tissues that assists in the clotting of the blood by initiating the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin 0