| Pronunciation: | | fI'brinujun
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[n] a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots |
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FIBRINOGEN is a 10 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | factor I |
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| | See Also: | | clotting factor, coagulation factor |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fi*brin"o*gen\, n. [Fibrin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)
An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other
animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or
paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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- This protein is released by platelets at the site of a wound. If thrombin is also present, the fibrinogen becomes fibrin.
- One of the blood clotting factors. It is measured in venous blood samples to diagnose bleeding disorders. Normal range is 2 to 4 g/L
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