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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) trypsinogen
a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and converted to trypsin in the small intestine.

Etymology: (1885–90)

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1. (noun) trypsinogen
inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine

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1. (noun) trypsinogen
the antecedent of trypsin, a substance which is contained in the cells of the pancreas and gives rise to the trypsin

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. trypsinogen
The inactive proenzyme of trypsin secreted by the pancreas, activated in the duodenum via cleavage by enteropeptidase. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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