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pro·ac·ti·va·tor (pro-akґtĭ-va″tər) the inactive precursor form of an activator, or a factor that requires a chemical change, usually by an enzyme, to become an activator.Medical dictionary. 2011.
C3 proactivator — (C3PA) former name for factor B … Medical dictionary
High-molecular-weight kininogen — (HMWK), also known as the Williams Fitzgerald Flaujeac factor or the Fitzgerald factor or the HMWK kallikrein factor, is a protein from the blood coagulation system as well as the kinin kallikrein system. It is a protein that adsorbs to the… … Wikipedia
activator — 1. A substance that renders another substance, or catalyst, active, or that accelerates a process or reaction. 2. The fragment, produced by chemical cleavage of a proactivator, that induces the enzymic activity of another … Medical dictionary
lysokinase — Term for activator agents ( e.g., streptokinase, urokinase, staphylokinase) that produce plasmin by indirect or multiple stage action on plasminogen. * * * ly·so·ki·nase (li″so kiґnās) a substance that activates a proactivator in the… … Medical dictionary
Pa — Symbol for pascal; protactinium. * * * panic attack; pantothenic acid; paralysis agitans; paranoia; parathion; passive aggressive; pathology; patient s advocate; peak amplitude; performance assessment; periarteritis; peridural artery; periodic… … Medical dictionary
PP — Abbreviation for pyrophosphate. * * * diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pacesetter potential; palmoplantar; pancreatic polypeptide; paradoxical pulse; paraplatin; parietal… … Medical dictionary
CPA — Canadian Physiotherapy Association; Canadian Psychiatric Association; carboxypeptidase A; cardiophrenic angle; cardiopulmonary arrest; carotid phonoan giography; cerebellopontine angle; child physical abuse; chlorophenoxyacetic acid;… … Medical dictionary
C3PA — complement 3 proactivator … Medical dictionary
CPA — • Canadian Physiotherapy Association; • Canadian Psychiatric Association; • carboxypeptidase A; • cardiophrenic angle; • cardiopulmonary arrest; • carotid phonoan giography; • cerebellopontine angle; • child physical abuse; • chlorophenoxyacetic… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
C3PA — • complement 3 proactivator … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
