Pepsinogen Definition
pĕp-sĭnə-jən
noun
The inactive precursor of pepsin, synthesized by the gastric glands of the stomach and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pepsinogen
Noun
Singular:
pepsinogen
Plural:
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