fibrinolysis

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noun

The process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down.

OriginAncient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ← English fibrino- →
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Meanings

nounfibrinolysis (countable and uncountable, plural fibrinolyses)

plural fibrinolyses

  1. countableuncountableThe process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down.

Origin

  1. Englishfibrino-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  4. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  5. Englishfibrinolysis

From fibrino- + -lysis.

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Translations

Finnish fibrinolyysi
  • fibrinolyysiprocess wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down
Greek ινωδόλυση
  • ινωδόλυση (inodólysi)process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down
Italian fibrinolisi
  • fibrinolisiprocess wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down
Spanish fibrinolisis, fibrinólisis
  • fibrinolisisprocess wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down
  • fibrinólisisprocess wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down
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APA

fibrinolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrinolysis

MLA

“fibrinolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrinolysis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fibrinolysis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrinolysis.

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