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from Imatra (close to sky) (Finland) on 2009-03-29 01:40 [#02282945]
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bradykinin |ˌbradiˈkīnin; -ˈkinin| noun Biochemistry a compound released in the blood in some circumstances that causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide comprising nine amino-acid residues.
ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek bradus ‘slow’ + kinēsis ‘motion’ + -in 1 .
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