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secretase

sec·re·tase

uncommon

noun

1.

a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer''s)

Origin

From secrete + -ase.

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