What does tissue plasminogen activator mean?
• TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR (noun) The noun TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR has 1 sense: 1. a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction Familiarity information: TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR used as a noun is very rare.