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brad⋅y⋅kin⋅in

  [brad-i-kin-in, -kahy-nin]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a peptide hormone that dilates peripheral blood vessels and increases capillary permeability.
Origin:
1945–50; brady- + -kinin
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brad·y·ki·nin   (brād'ĭ-kī'nĭn, -kĭn'ĭn)   
n.  A biologically active polypeptide, consisting of nine amino acids, that forms from a blood plasma globulin and mediates the inflammatory response, increases vasodilation, and causes contraction of smooth muscle.

[brady- + Greek kīnein, to move; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots + -in.]
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Main Entry: bra·dy·ki·nin
Pronunciation: -'kI-n&n
Function: noun
: a kinin that is formed locally in injured tissue, acts invasodilation of small arterioles, is considered to play a part in inflammatory processes, and is composed of a chain of nine amino acid residues —see KALLIDIN
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bradykinin brad·y·ki·nin (brād'ĭ-kī'nĭn, -kĭn'ĭn)
n.
A biologically active polypeptide that forms from a blood plasma globulin and mediates the inflammatory response, increases vasodilation, and causes contraction of smooth muscle. Also called kallidin I.

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