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Meaning of FIBRINOGEN

Pronunciation:  fI'brinujun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
 
 Synonyms: factor I
 
 See Also: clotting factor, coagulation factor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fi*brin"o*gen\, n. [Fibrin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)
An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other
animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or
paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. This protein is released by platelets at the site of a wound. If thrombin is also present, the fibrinogen becomes fibrin.
  2. One of the blood clotting factors. It is measured in venous blood samples to diagnose bleeding disorders. Normal range is 2 to 4 g/L
 

 

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