fibrin

fibrin definition - medical

fi·brin (fīˈbrĭn)

noun
An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein derived from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.

Related Forms:

  • fiˈbrin·ous adjective

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