Meanings
nounfibrinogen (countable and uncountable, plural fibrinogens)
plural fibrinogens
- countableuncountableA protein that in humans plays a role in the formation of clots.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
Similar
factor I
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishfibre
- Englishfibrin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englishfibrinogen
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 纖維蛋白原 /纤维蛋白原
- 纖維蛋白原 /纤维蛋白原 (xiānwéi dànbáiyuán)protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Finnish fibrinogeeni
- fibrinogeeniprotein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
French fibrinogène
- fibrinogèneprotein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Irish fibrinigin
- fibriniginprotein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Italian fibrinogeno
- fibrinogenoprotein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Japanese フィブリノゲン
- フィブリノゲン (fiburinogen)protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Russian фибриноге́н
- фибриноге́н (fibrinogén)protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Spanish fibrinógeno
- fibrinógenoprotein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Swedish fibrinogen
- fibrinogenprotein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Turkish fibrinojen
- fibrinojenprotein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots
Cite this entry
APA
fibrinogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrinogen
MLA
“fibrinogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrinogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fibrinogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrinogen.
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