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fibrinogen
CIDE DICTIONARY
fibrinogen, n. [Fibrin + -gen.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fibrinogen, n. a soluble blood-plasma protein which produces fibrin when acted upon by the enzyme thrombin.
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