FIBRINOLYSIN


Meaning of FIBRINOLYSIN in English

/fuy'breuh nol"euh sin/ , n. Biochem.

a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots. Also called plasmin .

[ 1910-15; FIBRINO- + LYSIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .