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Definition of Fibrin

1. 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 of Fibrin

1. n. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice.

Definition of Fibrin

1. Noun. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood. ¹

2. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fibrin

1. an insoluble protein [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fibrin

1. The insoluble protein formed from fibrinogen by the proteolytic action of thrombin during normal clotting of blood. Fibrin forms the essential portion of the blood clot. (12 Nov 1997)

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