-teplase

UK/təp.leɪz/US/təˌpleɪs/

suffix

Used to form names of tissue-type plasminogen activators.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineUsed to form names of tissue-type plasminogen activators.

Origin

From Latin tē (“the letter T (for tissue)”) + pl(asminogen) + -ase (“enzyme”).

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APA

-teplase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-teplase

MLA

“-teplase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-teplase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-teplase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-teplase.

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