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to defibrinate

to defibrinate

9.9
To remove fibrin from blood so it does not form clots
  • verb
  • /dɪˈfɪbrɪneɪt/
  • Specialized
: desfibrinar
  • The laboratory technician needed to defibrinate the blood sample before running the test.

Examples

  • They defibrinated the blood to ensure it wouldn't clot.

  • He explained how to properly defibrinate blood during a demonstration to the medical students.

  • Certain medical procedures require doctors to defibrinate blood to prevent clot formation.

  • The doctor decided to defibrinate the blood sample.

  • Certain medical procedures require doctors to defibrinate blood to prevent clot formation.

  • He explained how to properly defibrinate blood during a demonstration to the medical students.

  • The laboratory technician needed to defibrinate the blood sample before running the test.

Synonyms

to heparinize
vsto defibrinate
  • Specialized
1 9.3

To treat blood or medical equipment with heparin to stop clotting

removes the clotting protein physically rather than using a drug

Antonyms

to coagulate
  • Specialized
6 7.7

To make a liquid become thick or solid

Surface Forms

defibrinate infinitive
defibrinated past
defibrinated past participle
defibrinating present participle
defibrinates third person singular

Morphology

defibrinate = fibrin (semi-transparent) = de + fibrin + ate

If the learner knows the technical noun 'fibrin', the meaning 'remove fibrin from' is fairly inferable, but the Latinate medical formation is not fully everyday or maximally obvious.

Etymology

Defibrinate comes from the parts de- 'remove' and fibrin from a word for 'fiber'. So, to defibrinate blood is to take away the fibers that help blood form clots.