'Pepsinogen' definitions:
Definition of 'pepsinogen'
(from WordNet)
noun
Precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
Definition of 'Pepsinogen'
From: GCIDE
- Pepsinogen \Pep*sin"o*gen\, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) A proenzyme, the antecedent of the enzyme 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. [1913 Webster]