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Definition of: fibrinogen
(fī·brin′ə·jən) noun Biochem.
A complex protein of the globulin group, found in blood plasma and in other body fluids. It is associated with a ferment, thrombin, in the formation of fibrin during the process of coagulation.
—fi′brin·o·gen′ic, fi·bri·nog·e·nous (fī′brə·noj′ə·nəs) adjective
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