Definitions for fibrinolysisˌfaɪ brəˈnɒl ə sɪs; -ˌsiz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fi•bri•nol•y•sisˌfaɪ brəˈnɒl ə sɪs; -ˌsiz(n.)(pl.)-ses
the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, esp. by enzymatic action.
Category: Biochemistry
Origin of fibrinolysis:
1905–10; fibrin+-o-+-lysis
fi•bri•no•lyt•icˌfaɪ brə nlˈɪt ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
fibrinolysis(noun)
a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots
"drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically"
Wiktionary
fibrinolysis(Noun)
The process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Fibrinolysis
The natural enzymatic dissolution of FIBRIN.
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