fibrinogen

[ fahy-brin-uh-juh n ]

/ faɪˈbrɪn ə dʒən /

noun Biochemistry.

a globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation.

Nearby words

fibrin calculus, fibrin/fibrinogen degradation product, fibrinase, fibrino-, fibrinocellular, fibrinogen, fibrinogenemia, fibrinogenesis, fibrinogenic, fibrinogenolysis, fibrinogenopenia

Origin of fibrinogen

First recorded in 1870–75; fibrino- + -gen

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Examples from the Web for fibrinogen

Into this special class fall myosin (of the muscles), fibrinogen (of the blood) and vitellin (of egg yolk).
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
Fibrinogen: a proteid substance of the blood and other body fluids, concerned in the production of fibrin.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Clotting; in the blood, the result of fibrinogen changing to fibrin.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern
The fibrinogen levels of all four animals were normal, indicating that there was no acute or chronic inflammation in progress.
An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf|Thomas F. Weise

Serum, for instance, very quickly loses its power of inducing clotting in fibrinogen solutions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fibrinogen

fibrinogen

/ (fɪˈbrɪnədʒən) /

noun

a soluble protein, a globulin, in blood plasma, converted to fibrin by the action of the enzyme thrombin when blood clots

Derived Formsfibrinogenic (ˌfaɪbrɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) or fibrinogenous (ˌfaɪbrɪˈnɒdʒənəs), adjective

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Medicine definitions for fibrinogen

fibrinogen

[ fī-brĭn′ə-jən ]

n.

A protein in the blood plasma that is essential for the coagulation of blood and is converted to fibrin by thrombin and ionized calcium.factor I

Science definitions for fibrinogen

fibrinogen

[ fī-brĭn′ə-jən ]

A protein in the blood plasma that is essential for the coagulation of blood. It is converted to fibrin by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.