pepsinogen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach

WordNet

Pep*sin"o*gen noun
Etymology
Pepsin + -gen.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913