fibrin
pronunciation
How to pronounce fibrin in British English:
UK [ˈfaɪbrɪn]
How to pronounce fibrin in American English:
US ['faɪbrɪn]
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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
Word Origin
- fibrin (n.)
- blood-clotting substance, 1800, from Latin fibra "a fiber, filament" (see fiber) + chemical suffix -in (2). So called because it is deposited as a network of fibers that cause the blood to clot.
Example
- 1. The local accumulation of fibrin and platelets is known as a hemostatic plug .
- 2. Biocompatibility of rat olfactory ensheathing cells and fibrin glue .
- 3. An enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots .
- 4. They also are the source of phospholipid , which is needed for the interaction of coagulation factors to form a fibrin clot .
- 5. Recombinant human acidic fibroblast growth factor and fibrin carrier regenerates bone .