Fibrin Definition

fībrĭn
noun
A fibrous, insoluble blood protein: in the clotting process, thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin monomers which polymerize to form clots.
Webster's New World
An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
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Origin of Fibrin

  • fibre +‎ -in (“used to form chemical names of proteins, etc”)

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Fibrin Sentence Examples

  • Fibrinogen occurs in the blood plasma, and is changed by a ferment into fibrin, to which the clotting of blood is due.

  • Lying between the fibrin mass and the healthy tissues is a zone of injured and degenerated tissue elements, the result of the trauma.

  • Next, blood coagulation rapidly replaces this unstable platelet plug with a stable fibrin clot.

  • Haemostatic mechanisms control blood flow by regulating platelet adherence and fibrin deposition and various haemostatic proteins have been shown to regulate angiogenesis.

  • Blood clots (thrombi) are clumps of a naturally-occurring protein called fibrin which can accumulate in a blood vessel.

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Words Starting With

FFIFIB

Words Ending With

NINRIN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With F6 Letter Words Ending With N