Pepsinogen

[pep'sinәdʒәn]

Definition

(noun.) precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

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Definition

(n.) The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.

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