urokinase

urokinase [yoo r-uh-kahy-neys, -neyz] Word Origin noun Biochemistry, Pharmacology.

1. an enzyme, present in the blood and urine of mammals, that activates plasminogen and is used medicinally to dissolve blood clots.

Origin of urokinase First recorded in 1955–60; uro-1 + kinase urokinase in Medicine urokinase [yur′ō-kī′nās, -nāz] n.

1. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin and is produced in the kidney, excreted in the urine, and used to dissolve blood clots.plasminogen activator