enterokinase
noun
en·tero·ki·nase
ˌen-tə-rō-ˈkī-ˌnās 
-ˌnāz
: an enzyme especially of the duodenal mucosa that activates trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
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enterokinase
noun
en·tero·ki·nase
ˌent-ə-rō-ˈkī-ˌnās, -ˌnāz
: an enzyme especially of the upper intestinal mucosa that activates trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
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