the digestion or dissolution of fibrin by an enzyme
Origin of fibrinolysis
fibrino- + -lysisfibrinolysis
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fibrinolysis
noun
pl. fi·bri·nol·y·ses,The breakdown of fibrin, usually by the enzymatic action of plasmin.
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- fi′bri·no·lyt′ic
adjective
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Noun
(plural fibrinolyses)
- The process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down.
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fibrinolysis - Medical Definition
n.
pl. fibrinolyses (-sēz′)The breakdown of fibrin, usually by the enzymatic action of plasmin.
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- fi′bri·no·lyt′ic (-nə-lĭt′ĭk)
adj.
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