How do you pronounce kallikrein?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæl.əˈkɹiː.ɪn/.

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kallikrein

/ˌkæl.əˈkɹiː.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

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From Ancient Greek κᾰλλίκρεᾰς (kăllíkreăs, “sweetbread, pancreas”) + -in, from κᾰλλι- (kălli-, “beautiful”) + κρέᾰς (kréăs, “flesh, meat”).

kallikreins (plural)

prekallikrein

anophensin ecallantide haemaphysalin kinin

How do you pronounce kallikrein?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæl.əˈkɹiː.ɪn/.
What does kallikrein mean?: A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation.
Where does kallikrein come from?: From Ancient Greek κᾰλλίκρεᾰς (kăllíkreăs, “sweetbread, pancreas”) + -in, from κᾰλλι- (kălli-, “beautiful”) + κρέᾰς (kréăs, “flesh, meat”).

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