Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A complex nitrogenous substance belonging to the class of proteids.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) 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.
- noun The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh fibrin.
- noun An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
- noun (Physiol.) the albuminous bodies, paraglobulin and fibrinigen in the blood, which, by the action of the fibrin ferment, are changed into fibrin, in coagulation.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) a ferment which makes its appearance in the blood shortly after it is shed, and is supposed to be the active agent in causing coagulation of the blood, with formation of fibrin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
white ,albuminous ,fibrous substance, formed in thecoagulation of theblood . - noun An elastic, insoluble, whitish
protein produced by the action ofthrombin onfibrinogen andforming an interlacingfibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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It probably does not exist as such, but there are present in the blood certain substances known as _paraglobulin_ and _fibrinogen_, which by the action of a third substance, _fibrin ferment_ under certain circumstances, form fibrin and so cause coagulation.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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During the coagulation a fine-meshed network of fibrin is precipitated.
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Blood clots form when platelets, usually smooth, produce tiny threads called fibrin, which is due to inflammation, according to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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In the vegetable kingdom, we have glutin, or vegetable fibrin, which is the nourishing constituent of wheat, barley, oats, etc.; and legumin, or vegetable casein, which is the peculiar substance found in peas and beans.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 Various
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The flesh, on the other hand, will contain albumin, and some other substances which are very similar to albumin, termed fibrin and syntonin.
A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Various 1891
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They probably result from an excess of coagulability of fibrin, which is produced by an organization of the lymph during exudation.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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The addition made by my artifices shall be albumen, as found in the egg of the Hen, albumen the isomer of fibrin, which is the essential factor in any form of prey.
More Hunting Wasps Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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The bleeding-control product, known as the fibrin pad, includes a spongy pad containing biologic materials that are clotting factors in blood plasma.
FOXNews.com Jon Kamp 2010
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The bleeding-control product, known as the fibrin pad, includes a spongy pad containing biologic materials that are clotting factors in blood plasma.
FOXNews.com Jon Kamp 2010
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The distinctive feature of Radient's Onko-Sure® blood test is that it measures the accumulation of specific breakdown products in serum (blood) called fibrin and fibrinogen degradation products (FDPs).
chained_bear commented on the word fibrin
"A diseased lung also includes the detritus of dissolved cells, along with various proteins such as fibrin and collagen that are part of the body's efforts to repair damage. (These repair efforts can cause their own problems. 'Fibrosis' occurs when too much fibrin interferes with the normal functioning of the lung."
—John M. Barry, The Great Influenza (NY: Penguin Books, 2004), 244–245
February 16, 2009