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noun
A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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verb
To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.
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noun
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 platelets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: protein
History
Etymology tree English fibre Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English fibrin From fibre + -in (used to form chemical names of proteins, etc).
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
