Definition of "proteolytic" [pro•te•o•lyt•ic]

• Relating to, characterized by, or promoting proteolysis. (adjective)

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• "Title: On-demand drug delivery from self-assembled nanofibrous gels: A new approach for treatment of proteolytic disease"
• "They work thrombolytically to break up blood clots through h the own proteolytic system."
• "The benefits from proteolytic enzymes are that they inhibit inflammation without immunosuppression, reduce pain and edema, inhibit thrombi formation and stimulate thrombolysis, improve the blood supply and therefore the nutrition of the tissue and improve blood circulation."