fibrinolysis Hear it!

fibrinolysis definition

fi·bri·noly·sis (-sis)

noun

the digestion or dissolution of fibrin by an enzyme

Etymology: fibrino- + -lysis

Related Forms:

  • fibrinolytic fi′·bri·no·lyt′ic (-nō lit′ik) adjective

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