defibrinate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ fibrin +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/

Verb

defibrinate (third-person singular simple present defibrinates, present participle defibrinating, simple past and past participle defibrinated)

1. (transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
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     1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC:

     Van Helsing turning to me, said:— ‘He is so young and strong and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it.’