fibrinogenesis

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English

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Etymology

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From fibrin +‎ -o- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

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fibrinogenesis (uncountable)

  1. Formation and development of fibrin.
    • 2015 July 10, Tanja Skyttä et al., “Troponin T-release associates with cardiac radiation doses during adjuvant left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy”, in Radiation Oncology (London, England)[1], volume 10, →DOI:
      As RT induces inflammation and later fibrinogenesis in tissues [ 12 ], it is logical that the early cardiac changes would be first present in the diastole, where the impaired relaxation and increased stiffness in ventricular walls cause impaired filling.