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fibrinolysin
[ fahy-bruh-nol-uh-sin ]
/ ˌfaɪ brəˈnɒl ə sɪn /
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noun Biochemistry.
a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
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Also called plasmin.
Words nearby fibrinolysin
fibrin, fibrino-, fibrinogen, fibrinogenic, fibrinoid, fibrinolysin, fibrinolysis, fibrinous, fibro-, fibroadenoma, fibroblast
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