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defibrinate

American  
[dee-fahy-bruh-nayt] / diˈfaɪ brəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

Medicine/Medical.
defibrinated, defibrinating
  1. to remove fibrin from (blood).


Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of defibrinate

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


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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 Bram Stoker

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The blood from the hyperimmunes is defibrinated and a preservative added, and after it has been tested for potency and freedom from contaminating organisms, it is ready for use.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.

This is "whipped" or defibrinated blood, which has lost the power of coagulating spontaneously.

From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell

"What is your explanation of the presence of defibrinated blood in the safe?"

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

Place in each of three test tubes two or three teaspoonfuls of defibrinated blood, obtained from Experiment 89, labeled A, B, and C. A is for comparison.

From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell

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