defibrinate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/ UK /dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to remove fibrin from blood, preventing or reducing clot formation

Laboratory staff defibrinate the blood by stirring it as the clotting strands form.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to remove fibrin from... remove fibrin from

Word family

Derived forms defibrination

Related forms fibrincoagulation

Etymology

Formed from de- ("remove") + fibrin + -ate. Fibrin, named from Latin fibra ("fiber") + -in, is the insoluble protein that forms a blood clot, so the verb literally means "to remove fibrin."

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