fibrin
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
fibre + -in (“used to form chemical names of proteins, etc”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fibrin (usually uncountable, plural fibrins)
- A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
- An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
- An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
Synonyms edit
- (medicine) factor Ia
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
fibrous substance
Verb edit
fibrin (third-person singular simple present fibrins, present participle fibrining, simple past and past participle fibrined)
- To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.
References edit
- “fibrin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Indonesian edit
Noun edit
fibrin (first-person possessive fibrinku, second-person possessive fibrinmu, third-person possessive fibrinnya)