prothrombin

noun

A plasma protein that is converted into thrombin during blood clotting.

noun

The proenzym or inactive form of thrombin (the fibrin ferment, in the sense of A. Schmidt).

noun

A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.

noun

a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin