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trypsinogen

/trip'sɪnədʒən/

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noun
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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enterokinase enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin