D-dimer
See also: D dimer
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Etymology edit
So named because it contains two D fragments of the fibrin protein joined by a cross-link.
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D-dimer (countable and uncountable, plural D-dimers)
- (medicine) A small protein fragment present in the blood after a blood clot is degraded by fibrinolysis, used in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, etc.