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fi·brin
(fī′brĭn)n.
An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
fi′brin·ous adj.
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fibrin
(ˈfɪbrɪn)n
(Physiology) a white insoluble elastic protein formed from fibrinogen when blood clots: forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
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fi•brin
(ˈfaɪ brɪn)n.
1. the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin.
2. gluten.
fi′brin•ous, adj.
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fi·brin
(fī′brĭn) A fibrous protein produced in response to bleeding that is the main component of blood clotting.
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fibrin
A fibrous protein providing the framework on which blood clots form.
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| Noun | 1. |  fibrin - a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and plateletsprotein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein" |
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fi·brin
n. fibrina, proteína insoluble indispensable en la coagulación de la sangre.
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fibrin
n fibrinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.