fibrinolysin /fi·bri·nol·y·sin/ (fi″brĭ-nol´ĭ-sin)
fibrinolysin
fibrinolysin (fī´brinol´isin),
1. plasmin.
2. a preparation of proteolytic enzyme formed from profibrinolysin (plasminogen); to promote dissolution of thrombi.
fi·bri·nol·y·sin (f  br -n l  -sn)n. See plasmin. |
fibrinolysin
[fī′brinol′isin]
Etymology: L, fibra + Gk, lysein, to loosen
a proteolytic enzyme that dissolves fibrin. It is formed from plasminogen in the blood plasma. Also called plasmin. See also fibrinolysis.
fibrinolysin (fī´brinol´isin),
n See plasmin.
fibrinolysin
1. plasmin.
2. a preparation of proteolytic enzyme formed from profibrinolysin (plasminogen) by action of physical agents or by specific bacterial kinases; used to promote dissolution of thrombi.
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