hyaluronidase

hyaluronidase
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from hyaluronic (acid) + -idase (as in glucosidase) Date: 1940 a mucolytic enzyme that facilitates the spread of fluids through tissues by lowering the viscosity of hyaluronic acid

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  • hyaluronidase — /huy euh loo ron i days , dayz /, n. 1. Biochem. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down… …   Universalium

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