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Noun: fibrinolysis  ,fI-bru'nó-li-sis
  1. A normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots
    "drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically"

Derived forms: fibrinolysises

Type of: disintegration, dissolution

Encyclopedia: Fibrinolysis

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fibrinolysis
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