fibrinolysis

[fahy-bruh-nol-uh-sis]

noun

Biochemistry.

plural

fibrinolyses 

1. the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.

fibrinolysis

/ ˌfaɪbrɪnəʊˈlɪtɪk, ˌfɪbrɪˈnɒlɪsɪs /

noun

1. the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots, esp by enzymes

Other Word Forms

• fibrinolytic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibrinolysis¹

First recorded in 1905–10; fibrino- + -lysis

Example Sentences

In two-thirds of these patients fibrinolysis was delivered prior to hospital arrival– a high rate made possible by the common presence of physicians in French ambulances.

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We report that endothelial lamellipodia surround emboli within hours of occlusion, markedly reducing hemodynamic washout and tissue plasminogen activator–mediated fibrinolysis in mice.

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Sobel was among the most powerful and influential cardiologists in the 1980s when he played a key early role in the development of fibrinolysis and the first major biotechnology product, TPA.

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Fibrinolysis patients underwent angiography at 6-24 hours or, if fibrinolysis was unsuccessful, immediately.

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