fibrinolysis
oxford
views updated May 18 2018fibrinolysis The breakdown of the protein
fibrin by the enzyme
plasmin (
fibrinase or
fibrinolysin), which occurs when blood clots are removed from the circulation.
A Dictionary of Biology
fibrinolysis
oxford
views updated Jun 27 2018fibrinolysis (fib-ri-nol-i-sis) n. the process by which blood clots are removed from the circulation, involving digestion of the insoluble protein fibrin by the enzyme plasmin.
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