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fibrinolysin definition

fi·bri·noly·sin (fī′brə nälə sin)

noun

any of various enzymes, esp. plasmin, capable of digesting fibrin in the bloodstream

Etymology: fibrino- + lysin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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