Found 2 items, similar to Pepsinogen.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pepsinogen pepsinogen n : precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pepsinogen Pepsinogen \Pep*sin"o*gen\, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin. [1913 Webster]