Definition of Fibrinolysis

1. Noun. A normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots. "Drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically"

Generic synonyms: Disintegration, Dissolution

Definition of Fibrinolysis

1. [n -LYSES]

Medical Definition of Fibrinolysis

1. Solubilisation of fibrin in blood clots, chiefly by the proteolytic action of plasmin. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution (12 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibrinolysis

fibrinogenic
fibrinogenolysis
fibrinogenopenia
fibrinogenous
fibrinogens
fibrinoid
fibrinoid
fibrinoids
fibrinoid necrosis
fibrinokinase
fibrinolyses
fibrinolysin
fibrinolysin
fibrinolysins
fibrinolysis (current term)
fibrinolysis (current term)
fibrinolysokinase
fibrinolytic
fibrinolytic
fibrinolytic agent
fibrinolytic purpura
fibrinopeptide
fibrinopeptide
fibrinopeptides
fibrinopeptide a
fibrinopeptide b
fibrinoplastic
fibrinoplastin
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent inflammation

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