fibrinolysin

[ fahy-bruh-nol-uh-sin ]
/ ˌfaɪ brəˈnɒl ə sɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
Also called plasmin.

Origin of fibrinolysin

First recorded in 1910–15; fibrino- + lysin

Words nearby fibrinolysin

fibrinogenic, fibrinogenolysis, fibrinogenopenia, fibrinoid, fibrinoid degeneration, fibrinolysin, fibrinolysis, fibrinolytic purpura, fibrinopeptide, fibrinopurulent, fibrinous

Medical definitions for fibrinolysin

fibrinolysin
[ fī′brə-nŏl′ĭ-sĭn ]

n.

plasmin