fibrinogen

[ fahy-brin-uh-juhn ]

/ faɪˈbrɪn ə dʒən /

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noun Biochemistry.

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

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Origin of fibrinogen

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

Words nearby fibrinogen

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

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How to use fibrinogen in a sentence

It is not yet certain what is the nature of the final reaction between fibrinogen and thrombin.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
The last step in the change is the action of thrombin upon fibrinogen to form fibrin, and the clot is complete.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
Serum, for instance, very quickly loses its power of inducing clotting in fibrinogen solutions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
Into this special class fall myosin (of the muscles), fibrinogen (of the blood) and vitellin (of egg yolk).
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett

Clotting; in the blood, the result of fibrinogen changing to fibrin.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

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 forms of fibrinogen

fibrinogenic (ˌfaɪbrɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) or fibrinogenous (ˌfaɪbrɪˈnɒdʒənəs), adjective

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Medical definitions for fibrinogen

fibrinogen

[ fī-brĭn′ə-jən ]

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

Scientific 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.