defibrinate

[ dee-fahy-bruh-neyt ]

/ diˈfaɪ brəˌneɪt /

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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 forms

de·fi·bri·na·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for defibrination

I should say there is no doubt that it had been artificially treated—probably by defibrination.
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Medicine definitions for defibrination

defibrination

[ dē-fī′brə-nā′shən, -fĭb′rə- ]

n.

The removal of fibrin from blood.

Related forms

de•fi′bri•nate′ v.

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