fibrinogen

[ fahy-brin-uh-juh n ]
/ faɪˈbrɪn ə dʒən /

noun Biochemistry.

a globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation.

Origin of fibrinogen

First recorded in 1870–75; fibrino- + -gen

Words nearby fibrinogen

fibrin calculus, fibrin/fibrinogen degradation product, fibrinase, fibrino-, fibrinocellular, fibrinogen, fibrinogenemia, fibrinogenesis, fibrinogenic, fibrinogenolysis, fibrinogenopenia

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British Dictionary definitions for fibrinogen

fibrinogen
/ (fɪˈbrɪnədʒən) /

noun

a soluble protein, a globulin, in blood plasma, converted to fibrin by the action of the enzyme thrombin when blood clots

Derived forms of fibrinogen

fibrinogenic (ˌfaɪbrɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) or fibrinogenous (ˌfaɪbrɪˈnɒdʒənəs), adjective

Medical definitions for fibrinogen

fibrinogen
[ fī-brĭn′ə-jən ]

n.

A protein in the blood plasma that is essential for the coagulation of blood and is converted to fibrin by thrombin and ionized calcium. factor I

Scientific definitions for fibrinogen

fibrinogen
[ fī-brĭn′ə-jən ]

A protein in the blood plasma that is essential for the coagulation of blood. It is converted to fibrin by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.