fibrin
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
fibre + -in (“used to form chemical names of proteins, etc”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪbɹɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
fibrin (usually uncountable, plural fibrins)
- A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
- An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
- An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
Synonyms[edit]
- (medicine) factor Ia
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
fibrous substance
Verb[edit]
fibrin (third-person singular simple present fibrins, present participle fibrining, simple past and past participle fibrined)
- To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.
References[edit]
- “fibrin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Indonesian[edit]
Noun[edit]
fibrin (first-person possessive fibrinku, second-person possessive fibrinmu, third-person possessive fibrinnya)
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