fibrin
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈfaɪbɹɪn/
Noun

fibrin (uncountable)

  1. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
  2. An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
  3. An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
Synonyms
  • (medicine) factor Ia
Translations
  • Russian: фибри́н
  • Spanish: fibrina
Verb

fibrin (fibrins, present participle fibrining; past and past participle fibrined)

  1. To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.



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