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From creatinine + -ase.
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Today it means: An amidohydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of creatinine to creatine, which can then be metabolised to urea and sarcosine by creatinase. Full definition →
From creatinine + -ase.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.