fibrin foam

noun

: a spongy substance prepared from fibrinogen and thrombin from human blood plasma and used especially after saturation with thrombin as an absorbable clotting agent in surgical wounds

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“Fibrin foam.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/fibrin%20foam. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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