Definition of TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR. : a clot-dissolving enzyme with an affinity for fibrin that is produced naturally in blood vessel linings and is used in a genetically engineered form to prevent damage to heart muscle following a heart attack and reduce neurological damage following ischemic stroke âabbreviation TPA.ADVERTISEMENT. a clot-dissolving enzyme with an affinity for fibrin that is produced naturally in blood vessel linings and is used in a genetically engineered form to prevent damage to heart muscle following a heart attack and reduce neurological damage following ischemic stroke âabbreviation TPA. ADVERTISEMENT.
Causation principle refers to the relation between the cause or an event and the effect or a second event. The second event is the physical result of the first.      â¦ . Torrey Garcia.
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-7105, USA. This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract. Causation is an essential concept in epidemiology, yet there is no single, clearly articulated definition for the discipline. From a systematic review of the literature, five categories can be delineated: production, necessary and sufficient, sufficient-component, counterfactual, and probabilistic.