fi·bri·nol·y·sis \-sə̇s\noun (-es) Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary fibrin + New Latin -o- + -lysis : the breakdown of fibrin to soluble products usually through enzymatic action • fi·bri·no·lyt·ic\|fībrə̇nō|lid.ik, fī|brinə|l-\adjective