noun
- plural of prothrombin; proteins in blood plasma that are converted to thrombin during blood clotting
Usage: medical; biochemistry
Examples
- The laboratory measured the patient’s prothrombins to assess clotting function.
- Vitamin K deficiency can reduce prothrombins in the blood.
- The doctor ordered tests to check the levels of prothrombins before surgery.
- Prothrombins are essential components of the blood coagulation cascade.
- Liver disease can affect the production of prothrombins.
- The researcher studied how different medications influence prothrombins.