fibrinogen

noun fi·brin·o·gen \ fī-ˈbri-nə-jən \

|Updated on: 25 Jun 2018

Definition of fibrinogen

: a plasma protein that is produced in the liver and is converted into fibrin during blood clot formation

Recent Examples of fibrinogen from the Web

Meanwhile another venom protein, disintegrin, acted as a magnet to my platelets and fibrinogen, molecular components that help blood clot.

— kyle dickman, Outside Online, "A Rattle with Death in Yosemite," 20 June 2018
In this complex process known as a coagulation cascade, an enzyme in your blood called thrombin allows a protein called fibrinogen to form a net-like structure that hardens and contracts.

— korin miller, SELF, "How to Stop a Cut From Bleeding So You Can Get Back to Your Life," 15 Dec. 2017
Exactly what will be in thread, Page isn’t quite sure — maybe collagens, maybe fibrinogens.

— noah shachtman, WIRED, "Pentagon Plan to Regrow Limbs: Phase One, Complete," 25 Mar. 2009

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