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fi⋅brin⋅o⋅gen

[fahy-brin-uh-juhn]
–noun Biochemistry.
a globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation.

Origin:
1870–75; fibrino- + -gen
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fi·brin·o·gen   (fī-brĭn'ə-jən)   
n.  A protein in the blood plasma that is essential for the coagulation of blood and is converted to fibrin by the action of thrombin in the presence of ionized calcium.
fi'bri·nog'e·nous (fī'brə-nŏj'ə-nəs) adj.
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Main Entry: fi·brin·o·gen
Pronunciation: fI-'brin-&-j&n
Function: noun
: a plasma protein that is produced in the liver and isconverted into fibrin during blood clot formation
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fibrinogen fi·brin·o·gen (fī-brĭn'ə-jən)
n.
A protein in the blood plasma that is essential for the coagulation of blood and is converted to fibrin by thrombin and ionized calcium. Also called factor I.

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