fibrin
fibrin
Definition
fi·brin (fī′brin)
noun
a fibrous, insoluble blood protein: in the clotting process, thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin monomers which polymerize to form clots
Etymology: fibr(e) + -in
fibrin
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: Blood clots ( thrombi ) are clumps of a naturally-occurring protein called fibrin which can accumulate in a blood vessel.
- degrade: These proteins convert plasminogen to plasmin, which in turn degrades fibrin, the main component of the clot.
- show: Previous research has shown that fibrin accumulates in the damaged nerves of MS patients.
Adjective modifier
- insoluble: Explain how blood clots by platelets producing thrombin, which converts soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin.
Modifies a noun
- clot: Next, blood coagulation rapidly replaces this unstable platelet plug with a stable fibrin clot.
- deposition: Poor drainage due to fibrin deposition sometimes occurs, particularly in relation to peritonitis and may be eased by the use of IP heparin.
- glue: This has traditionally been treated by surgery, but more recently fibrin glue is being used with variable success.
- degradation: The D-dimer assay is a test for the presence of fibrin degradation products in plasma, which are raised in deep vein thrombosis.
- product: The D-dimer assay is a test for the presence of fibrin degradation products in plasma, which are raised in deep vein thrombosis.
- sealant: I have recently started with Johnson & Johnson selling a human fibrin sealant to surgeons.
Browse dictionary entries near fibrin
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- fibranne
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- fibrinogenic
- fibrinolysin
- fibrinolysis
- fibrinous
- fibro-
- fibroblast
- fibroid
- fibroin
