FIBRIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fibrin mean? 

• FIBRIN (noun)
  The noun FIBRIN has 1 sense:

1. a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

  Familiarity information: FIBRIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIBRIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fibrin" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Derivation:

fibrinous (characterized by the presence of fibrin)

 Context examples 

A plasma-derived fibrin biomatrix preparation consisting of two separate solutions that are combined on application.

(Fibrin sealant, NCI Thesaurus)

It is made in the liver and forms fibrin.

(Fibrinogen, NCI Dictionary)

Fibrin sealant is being studied as a way to improve healing after lymph node removal in patients with cancer.

(Fibrin sealant, NCI Dictionary)

The determination of the amount of fibrin degradation products present in a sample.

(Fibrin Degradation Products Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the fibrin degradation products in a biological specimen.

(Fibrin Degradation Products Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A unit of measure for the concentration of fibrin degradation products in a sample, calculated based upon the mass of fibrinogen contained within that sample.

(Fibrinogen Equivalent Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

Platelet Activation involves initiation of a set of stimulated platelet activities involved in aggregation of platelets and fibrin during blood coagulation.

(Platelet Activation, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing soft tissue neoplasm characterized by the presence of a neoplastic stroma containing spindle cells, dilated thin-walled vessels lined by fibrin, and a chronic inflammatory infiltrate.

(Pleomorphic Hyalinizing Angiectatic Tumor of Soft Parts, NCI Thesaurus)

One example is the binding of thrombin to the fibrin polymers resulting in a reduction in soluble thrombin.

(Fibrinolysis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of necrotic epithelial cells, neutrophils, karyorrhectic debris, and fibrin in the lumen of malignant glands.

(Dirty Necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)