FIBRINOGEN
fibrinogen, factor I
(noun) a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fibrinogen (countable and uncountable, plural fibrinogens)
A protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots.
Source: Wiktionary
Fi*brin"o*gen, n. Etym: [Fibrin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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