'Trypsinogen' definitions:
Definition of 'trypsinogen'
From: WordNet
noun
Inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine
Definition of 'Trypsinogen'
From: GCIDE
- Trypsinogen \Tryp*sin"o*gen\, n. [Trypsin + -gen.] (Physiol.) The antecedent of trypsin, a substance which is contained in the cells of the pancreas and gives rise to the trypsin. [1913 Webster]