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defibrinate

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de⋅fi⋅bri⋅nate

  [dee-fahy-bruh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing. Medicine/Medical.
to remove fibrin from (blood).
Origin:
1835–45; de- + fibrin + -ate 1

Related forms:
de⋅fi⋅bri⋅na⋅tion, noun
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Main Entry: de·fi·brin·ate
Pronunciation: (')dE-'fib-r&-"nAt, -'fIb-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to remove fibrin from (blood) —de·fi·brin·ation /(")dE-"fib-r&-'nA-sh&n, -"fIb-/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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