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nouna protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
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- fibrin a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
- afibrinogenemia the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding
- congenital afibrinogenemia a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma
- fibrinopeptide peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood
- thrombin an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot