FIBRIN FERMENT
\fˈɪbɹɪn fɜːmˈɛnt], \fˈɪbɹɪn fɜːmˈɛnt], \f_ˈɪ_b_ɹ_ɪ_n f_ɜː_m_ˈɛ_n_t]\
Definitions of FIBRIN FERMENT
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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See under fibrin
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The name given to a substance formed in shed blood, which converts the fibrinogen to fibrin. It is usually assumed to be a ferment, otherwise known as thrombin. It is formed, or activated, from a substance, prothrombin, existing in the circulating blood.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
