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  • noun The breakdown of fibrin, usually by the enzymatic action of plasmin.

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

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  • noun a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots

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Examples

  • Second, there is "fibrinolysis", a process that keeps the blood fluid and breaks down clots.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Staq Mavlen 2008

  • Second, there is "fibrinolysis", a process that keeps the blood fluid and breaks down clots.

    Fear that Freezes the Blood in Your Veins Staq Mavlen 2008

  • In the case of the anxiety-disorder patients, however, the researchers observed through close analysis of the blood an activation of coagulation accompanied by an inhibition of fibrinolysis.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Staq Mavlen 2008

  • In the case of the anxiety-disorder patients, however, the researchers observed through close analysis of the blood an activation of coagulation accompanied by an inhibition of fibrinolysis.

    Fear that Freezes the Blood in Your Veins Staq Mavlen 2008

  • Omeros' proprietary antifibrinolytic agents are highly selective inhibitors of plasmin, the enzyme responsible for fibrinolysis and dissolving blood clots, while avoiding significant inhibition of Factor XIa and kallikrein.

    Omeros Licenses Novel Antifibrinolytic Agents - Yahoo! Finance 2011

  • Omeros' agents are designed to selectively inhibit plasmin, the enzyme responsible for fibrinolysis and dissolving blood clots, while avoiding significant inhibition of Factor XIa and kallikrein, important regulators of the coagulation cascade.

    Omeros Licenses Novel Antifibrinolytic Agents - Yahoo! Finance 2011

  • "The increased leukocyte uPA in Quebec platelet disorder may contribute to the unique gain-of-function defect in fibrinolysis in this disorder and to the pathogenesis of joint bleeds and delayed wound healing," the researcher said.

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010

  • Quebec platelet disorder is an autosomal dominant bleeding condition associated with a gain-of-function defect in fibrinolysis resulting from a 78 kb tandem duplication on chromosome 10q24 that includes

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010

  • Getting Pregnant While Taking Celexa of 300 mg/kg/day corrupted to lollipops for one fibrinolysis did persoally chlorpromazine in hexokinase formation or any sappy adverse gugulipid effects.

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  • The suspected genes are diverse and encompass multiple functional systems including fibrinolysis, inflammation, vascular reactivity, and neuronal repair.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Andrew F Ducruet 2010

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