defibrinate

verb

de·fi·brin·ate (ˌ)dē-ˈfi-brə-ˌnāt

-ˈfī-

defibrinated; defibrinating

transitive verb

: to remove fibrin from (blood)

defibrination

(ˌ)dē-ˌfi-brə-ˈnā-shən

-ˌfī-

noun

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1845, in the meaning defined above

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defibrinate

transitive verb

de·fi·brin·ate (ˈ)dē-ˈfib-rə-ˌnāt -ˈfīb-

defibrinated; defibrinating

: to remove fibrin from (blood)

defibrination

(ˌ)dē-ˌfib-rə-ˈnā-shən -ˌfīb-

noun

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