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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

  1. defiberize,
  2. defibrate,
  3. defibrillate,
  4. defibrillation,
  5. defibrillator,
  6. defibrination,
  7. deficience,
  8. deficiency,
  9. deficiency account,
  10. deficiency disease

Origin of defibrinate

First recorded in 1835–45; de- + fibrin + -ate1
Related formsde·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 formsde•fi′bri•nate′ v.
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