defibrinate

[dee-fahy-bruh-neyt]

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

to remove fibrin from (blood).

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Origin of defibrinate

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

Related formsde·fi·bri·na·tion, noun

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

defibrination

(dē-fī′brə-nā′shən, -fĭb′rə-)

n.

The removal of fibrin from blood.

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Related formsde•fi′bri•nate′ v.

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