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dimer

1. a compound formed by combination of two identical simpler molecules.

2. a capsomer having two structural subunits.

D-dimer a fragment of fibrin that is formed as a result of fibrin degradation. A positive test for its presence in the blood is suggestive of conditions such as thrombotic disease, sickle cell crisis, malignancy, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or recent surgery.

d-dimer

Hematology A fibrin split product that can be used in a sensitive assay of plasmin activity, which is often ↑ in systemic consumptive coagulopathy, ie DIC. See Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Fibrin split products.

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