streptodornase

n.
An enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that is used medically, often in combination with streptokinase, to dissolve purulent or fibrinous secretions from infections.

[STREPTO- + D(E)O(XY)R(IBO)N(UCLE)ASE.]

(strĕp'tō-dôr'nās, -nāz)
n.

(Abbr. SD) An enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that is used medicinally, often in combination with streptokinase, to dissolve purulent or fibrinous secretions from infections. Also called dornase.

An enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that catalyzes the depolymerization of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)

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