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fibrinolysis

fibrinolysis

9.0
Breaking down of the threads that hold blood clots together
  • noun
  • /ˌfaɪbrɪˈnɑlɪsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fibrinolisis
  • Increased fibrinolysis is essential during wound healing to clear out clots that form at the injury site.

Examples

  • Thromboelastography also allows dynamic monitoring of thrombus formation and abnormal conditions in platelet function, fibrinogen, and fibrinolysis.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Activating coagulation functions, fibrinolysis, and anti-coagulation leads to coagulation function disorder that can severely impact the patient's prognosis.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The fibrinolysis system is activated during procoagulant states in an attempt to promote clot breakdown.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Activated protein C (APC) (Xigris) decreases inflammation and increases fibrinolysis, thus modulating microvascular function.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The most promising therapies for MODS are those that dampen the inflammatory response and coagulation systems and decrease the suppression of fibrinolysis (Hinds, 2001).

    Academic text (2005)

  • The process of fibrinolysis helps to remove blood clots from circulation, restoring normal blood flow.

  • Doctors often monitor fibrinolysis levels to assess a patient's ability to break down clots after surgery.

Synonyms

thrombolysis
vsfibrinolysis
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A medical treatment that breaks down blood clots in blood vessels

is the natural process removing fibrin from clots rather than driven by treatment

How Strong

fibrinolysis
  • Specialized
9.0
anticoagulation
  • Specialized
1 5.5
antiplatelet
  • Specialized
5.1

Surface Forms

fibrinolysis singular
fibrinolyses plural

Morphology

fibrinolysis = fibrin (transparent) = fibrin + lysis

Formed by the combining of 'fibrin' and the medical combining-suffix '-lysis', giving the literal meaning 'breakdown of fibrin'.

Etymology

Fibrinolysis comes from fibrin (from a word for 'fiber', as in English fiber) and -lysis meaning 'to break down'. So, fibrinolysis literally means 'breaking down' fibrin, the fibrous part of a blood clot, which matches the medical process of removing clot material.