defibrinate

[ dee-fahy-bruh-neyt ]

/ diˈfaɪ brəˌneɪt /

|

verb (used with object), de·fi·bri·nat·ed, de·fi·bri·nat·ing. Medicine/Medical.

to remove fibrin from (blood).

Nearby words

defiberize, defibrate, defibrillate, defibrillation, defibrillator, defibrinate, defibrination, deficience, deficiency, deficiency account, deficiency disease

Origin of defibrinate

First recorded in 1835–45; de- + fibrin + -ate¹

Related formsde·fi·bri·na·tion, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for defibrinate

He is so young and strong and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it.
Dracula|Bram Stoker