fibrinogen Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Fi*brin"o*gen noun
Etymology
Fibrin + -gen.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation.

Webster 1913