FIBRINOGEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fibrinogen mean? 

• FIBRINOGEN (noun)
  The noun FIBRINOGEN has 1 sense:

1. a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots

  Familiarity information: FIBRINOGEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIBRINOGEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

factor I; fibrinogen

Hypernyms ("fibrinogen" is a kind of...):

clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)

 Context examples 

Fibrinogen is a type of tumor marker.

(Fibrinogen, NCI Dictionary)

It is made from the protein fibrinogen and helps stop bleeding and heal wounds.

(Fibrin, NCI Dictionary)

A usually inherited blood coagulation disorder characterized by the partial or complete absence of fibrinogen in the blood, resulting in bleeding.

(Factor I Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

This prevents the binding of fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, and other adhesive ligands and leads to an inhibition of platelet aggregation and prevents thrombus development.

(Eptifibatide, NCI Thesaurus)

Fibrinogen clotting is a sol-gel change involving complex molecular arrangements: whereas fibrinogen is cleaved by thrombin to form polypeptides A and B, the proteolytic action of other enzymes yields different fibrinogen degradation products.

(Fibrinogen, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A laboratory test result which indicates decreased levels of fibrinogen in a biological specimen.

(Fibrinogen Decreased, NCI Thesaurus)

Cleavage of fibrinogen by thrombin releases the fibrin monomers that auto-polymerize within seconds into fibrin threads or fibers.

(Fibrinolysis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A measurement of the fibrinogen in a biological specimen.

(Fibrinogen Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A quantitative measurement of the amount of fibrinogen present in a sample.

(Fibrinogen Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding based on laboratory test results that indicate an decrease in levels of fibrinogen in a blood specimen.

(Fibrinogen Decreased, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)