fibrinoid
noun
fi·bri·noid
ˈfi-brə-ˌnȯid 
ˈfī-
often attributive
: a homogeneous acidophilic refractile material that somewhat resembles fibrin and is formed in the walls of blood vessels and in connective tissue in some pathological conditions and normally in the placenta
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First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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fibrinoid
noun
fi·bri·noid
ˈfib-rə-ˌnȯid
ˈfīb-
ˈfīb-
often attributive
: a homogeneous acidophilic refractile material that somewhat resembles fibrin and is formed in the walls of blood vessels and in connective tissue in some pathological conditions and normally in the placenta
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