Biologically Active Substance
fibrin Audio
fi·brin [ fahy-brin ]
Subclass of:
Blood Proteins
Etymology:
Latin fibra = a fiber + -in
Definitions related to fibrin:
  • A glycosylated elastic protein produced by the cleavage of fibrinogen by the protease thrombin during blood coagulation.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A protein derived from FIBRINOGEN in the presence of THROMBIN, which forms part of the blood clot.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A stringy protein that is the primary component of a blood clot.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Insoluble protein that forms a network of fibers during blood clotting; derived from fibrinogen in the presence of thrombin.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Fibrin, an insoluble protein that is produced in response to bleeding and is the major component of the blood clot. Fibrin is a tough protein substance that is arranged in long fibrous chains; it is formed from fibrinogen, a soluble protein that is produced by the liver and found in blood plasma....
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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