: a white insoluble fibrous protein formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin especially in the clotting of blood
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Areas to watch, says Arthur Adam, a neurosurgeon and stroke expert at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, include how human brain tissue is affected by the new thrombectomy method, and how the cells and debris behave once they’re liberated from the fibrin by the milli-spinner.
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Ani Freedman, Fortune, 27 June 2025
When mixed, the two form a fibrin network, mimicking the body's natural healing process.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Although blood clots are partially made up of red blood cells, they're held together by tangles of a thread-like protein known as fibrin.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Blood clots are clumped together by thread-like proteins called fibrin.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Existing clot-removal treatments typically involve inserting a device into the affected blood vessel via a catheter, then using that device to either suck up the fibrin clump or snare it then drag it out.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
After fibrin formation has occurred, a clot (thrombus) develops.3 This complex process can take seconds to two hours.1
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—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
In more severe cases, injections such as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or fibrin may be necessary.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2025
The body accomplishes this by tightening the blood vessels (vasoconstriction), moving platelets to the injury site (platelet aggregation), and forming fibrin—a protein that helps blood clot.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ani Freedman, Fortune, 27 June 2025
When mixed, the two form a fibrin network, mimicking the body's natural healing process.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Although blood clots are partially made up of red blood cells, they're held together by tangles of a thread-like protein known as fibrin.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Blood clots are clumped together by thread-like proteins called fibrin.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Existing clot-removal treatments typically involve inserting a device into the affected blood vessel via a catheter, then using that device to either suck up the fibrin clump or snare it then drag it out.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
After fibrin formation has occurred, a clot (thrombus) develops.3 This complex process can take seconds to two hours.1
2.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
In more severe cases, injections such as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or fibrin may be necessary.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2025
The body accomplishes this by tightening the blood vessels (vasoconstriction), moving platelets to the injury site (platelet aggregation), and forming fibrin—a protein that helps blood clot.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Fibrin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibrin. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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fibrin
noun
fi·brin
ˈfī-brən 
: a white fibrous substance that is difficult to dissolve and is formed in the clotting of the blood
Medical Definition
fibrin
noun
fi·brin
ˈfī-brən
: a white insoluble fibrous protein formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin especially in the clotting of blood
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