Definition of Defibrination

1. n. The act or process of depriving of fibrin.

Definition of Defibrination

1. Noun. The act or process of depriving of fibrin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Defibrination

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Defibrination

1. Removal of fibrin from the blood, usually by means of constant agitation while the blood is collected in a container with glass beads or chips. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Defibrination

defibrates
defibrating
defibration
defibrillate
defibrillated
defibrillates
defibrillating
defibrillation
defibrillations
defibrillator
defibrillators
defibrinate
defibrinated
defibrinates
defibrinating
defibrination (current term)
defibrinations
defibrinize
defibrinized
defibrinizes
defibrinizing
deficience
deficiences
deficiencies
deficiency
deficiency anaemia
deficiency disease
deficiency diseases
deficiency mutant
deficiency symptom

Literary usage of Defibrination

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Text book of chemistry for nurses and students of home economics by Annie Louise Macleod (1920)
"(6) defibrination of Blood.—Stir 300 cc or more of freshly drawn blood vigorously for five to eight minutes. Collect the solid which separates and wash it ..."

2. Physiological chemistry: A Text-book and Manual for Students by Albert Prescott Mathews (1916)
"This fact shows that neither any pronounced destruction nor reformation lias taken place during the process of defibrination, otherwise, ..."

3. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1922)
"This defibrination, Rietz suggests, is probably caused by the ... Two of the dogs died after autotransfusion of blood before defibrination had occurred. ..."

4. Transactions of the Obstetrical Society of London by Obstetrical Society of London (1873)
"In reference to Dr. Playfair's observation on defibrination, ... He, therefore, was of opinion that defibrination was a most important step in advance, ..."

5. Physiology, Pathology, Bacteriology, Anatomy (1902)
"Fibrin was removed by "fractional defibrination." At various stages, the red corpuscles, the leucocytes and the platelets were counted. ..."

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