fibrinolysin
[fahy-bruh-nol-uh-sin]
- a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
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Origin of fibrinolysin
Also called plasmin.
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fibrinolysin
(fī′brə-nŏl′ĭ-sĭn)- plasmin
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