fibrinolysis

/faɪbrəˈnɑləsəs/
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Definitions of fibrinolysis
  1. noun
    a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots
    “drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically”
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    type of:
    disintegration, dissolution
    separation into component parts
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