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kinin

noun

Meaning

  1. Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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