• (n.) A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to be due.
His'to·zyme noun [ Greek ... tissue + ... leaven.] (Physiol. Chem.) A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to be due. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: his′tō-zīm Synonyms: aminoacylase
histozyme A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to be due.