haemaphysalin means A kallikrein-kinin inhibitor isolated from a tick of the genus Haemaphysalis.
Etymology
From genus name Haemaphyalis + -in.
noun
- A kallikrein-kinin inhibitor isolated from a tick of the genus Haemaphysalis“In Haemaphysalis longicornis, a unique Kunitz-domain-containing inhibitor, haemaphysalin, is responsible for interrupting the kallikrein–kinin system.”