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fibrinolysin

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[fahy-bruh-nol-uh-sin] / ˌfaɪ brəˈnɒl ə sɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.

Etymology

Origin of fibrinolysin

First recorded in 1910–15; fibrino- + lysin

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