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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prostacyclin /ˌprɒstəˈsʌɪklɪn/

▶noun Biochemistry a compound of the prostaglandin type produced in arterial walls, which functions as an anticoagulant and vasodilator.

– origin 1970s: from prostaglandin + cyclic + -in1.

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