u·ro·ki·nase (y r  -k  n s, -nz)n. An enzyme in human urine that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin and is used in medicine to dissolve blood clots. |
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| Noun | 1. | urokinase - protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme - any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
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