释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•thep•sin (kə thep′sin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]- Biochemistryany of a class of intracellular proteolytic enzymes, occurring in animal tissue, esp. the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestine, that catalyze autolysis in certain pathological conditions and after death.
- Greek kathéps(ein) to digest (cat- cat- + hépsein to boil) + -in2
- 1925–30;
ca•thep•tic (kə thep′tik),USA pronunciation adj. |