dornasealfa

dor·nase al·fa (dôrʹnās' ălʹfə, -nāz') n.

A genetically engineered enzyme used to hydrolyze the DNA in bronchial mucus, facilitating its expectoration, in the treatment of cystic fibrosis.

  [Alteration of (recombinant human) d(e)o(xy)r(ibo)n(ucle)ase (1) + alteration of alpha.]

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