fibrinnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfɪb.rɪn/us/ˈfaɪ.rɪn/specializeda substance produced in the liver that makes the blood clot (= become solid)
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The circulatory system & blood
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- Fibrin is liberated, and thromboses occur, especially in the liver.
- The blood plasma, when taken from the vessels, clots or passes from a fluid into a gelatinous or semi-solid condition, which is due to the formation within it of a network of fine threads termed fibrin.
- The raw surface is first covered by a layer of coagulated blood and fibrin.
- The serum is almost entirely free from corpuscles, these being entangled in the fibrin.
- When the thrombus is formed slowly, it consists of white blood cells with a small proportion of fibrin, and, being deposited in successive layers, has a distinctly laminated appearance on section.