defibrinate

[ dee-fahy-bruh-neyt ]
/ diˈfaɪ brəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), de·fi·bri·nat·ed, de·fi·bri·nat·ing. Medicine/Medical.

to remove fibrin from (blood).

Origin of defibrinate

First recorded in 1835–45; de- + fibrin + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM defibrinate

de·fi·bri·na·tion, noun

Words nearby defibrinate

defiberize, defibrate, defibrillate, defibrillation, defibrillator, defibrinate, defibrination, deficience, deficiency, deficiency account, deficiency disease

Example sentences from the Web for defibrination

  • I should say there is no doubt that it had been artificially treated—probably by defibrination.

    The Red Thumb Mark |R. Austin Freeman

Medical definitions for defibrination

defibrination
[ dē-fī′brə-nā′shən, -fĭb′rə- ]

n.

The removal of fibrin from blood.

Other words from defibrination

de•fi′bri•nate′ v.