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fibrinogen definition

fi·brino·gen (fī brin′ə jən, -jen′)

noun

a soluble protein of the blood plasma that is converted to fibrin by the action of the enzyme thrombin in the clotting of blood

Etymology: fibrino- + -gen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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