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fibrinogen

fi·brin·o·gen
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fahy-brin-uh-juh n]
    • /faɪˈbrɪn ə dʒən/
    • /fɪˈbrɪn.ə.dʒən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fahy-brin-uh-juh n]
    • /faɪˈbrɪn ə dʒən/

Definitions of fibrinogen word

  • noun fibrinogen a globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation. 1
  • noun fibrinogen A soluble protein present in blood plasma, from which fibrin is produced by the action of the enzyme thrombin. 1
  • noun fibrinogen a soluble protein, a globulin, in blood plasma, converted to fibrin by the action of the enzyme thrombin when blood clots 0
  • noun fibrinogen a soluble protein of the blood plasma that is converted to fibrin by the action of the enzyme thrombin in the clotting of blood 0
  • noun fibrinogen A protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots. 0
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Origin of fibrinogen

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; fibrino- + -gen

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Parts of speech for Fibrinogen

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • fibrin

    the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.

  • thrombin

    an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
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