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Pepsinogen Definition & Meaning

pepsinogen
noun
  1. precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach

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What does pepsinogen mean?
precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
What part of speech is pepsinogen?
Pepsinogen is a noun.

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