defibrinate

American  

[dee-fahy-bruh-neyt] / diˈfaɪ brəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

Medicine/Medical.

defibrinated, defibrinating

1. to remove fibrin from (blood).

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Other Word Forms

• defibrination
  noun

Etymology

Origin of defibrinate

First recorded in 1835–45; de- + fibrin + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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defibrinate defibrinated

Van Helsing, turning to me, said, "He is so young and strong, and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it."

From Dracula by Stoker, Bram

Although naturalists have only recently discovered that vampires can be kept alive with defibrinated blood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fill a large test tube or a small bottle one fourth full of the defibrinated blood and thin it by adding an equal amount of water.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

It is known as "defibrinated" blood.13.Certain substances, called opsonins, have recently been shown to exist in the plasma, that aid the white corpuscles in their work of destroying germs.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

In the second place, that print was evidently made with the aid of certain appliances and materials, and one of those materials, namely defibrinated blood, was found in the safe.

From The Red Thumb Mark by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)

The blood, defibrinated and freshly drawn, has marked germicidal action; for bacteria its action is decidedly deadly, even hours after it has been drawn from the body.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various