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EREPSIN

\ɪɹˈɛpsɪn], \ɪɹˈɛpsɪn], \ɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_p_s_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of EREPSIN

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Latin] A proteolytic enzyme of intestinal juice and body tissues.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

An enzyme secreted by the mucous membrane of the intestine. It has the property of hydrolyzing the proteoses, peptones, casein, and many synthetical polypeptids with the formation of the amino acids.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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