How do you pronounce urokinase?

The recorded pronunciation is /jˌɝəkənˈeɪz/.

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urokinase

/jˌɝəkənˈeɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

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Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō) Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English kinase English urokinase From uro- + kinase.

urokinases (plural)

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How do you pronounce urokinase?: The recorded pronunciation is /jˌɝəkənˈeɪz/.
What does urokinase mean?: A protease, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.
Where does urokinase come from?: Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō) Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English kinase English urokinase From uro- + kinase.

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