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Fibrin

A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice.

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Protein 76% connected

A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.

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Fibrinous 74% connected

Having, or partaking of the properties of, fibrin; as, fibrious exudation.

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Fibrinous 74% connected

Having, or partaking of the properties of, fibrin; as, fibrious exudation.

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single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase

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sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"

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Complementary DNA noun · 86% connection

single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase

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ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell

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ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell

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Aggregate noun · 78% connection

A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.

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Albugineous adjective · 78% connection

Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which ar…

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Be verb · 78% connection

To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain pre…

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Chalaza noun · 78% connection

A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its po…

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Cirrhosis noun · 78% connection

A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied…

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Clot noun · 78% connection

A concretion or coagulation; esp. a soft, slimy, coagulated mass, as of blood; a coagulum.

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Coagulation noun · 78% connection

The change from a liquid to a thickened, curdlike, insoluble state, not by evaporation, but by some kind of chemical reaction; as, the…

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Coagulum adjective · 78% connection

The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood.

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Company union noun · 78% connection

a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union

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Concretion noun · 78% connection

A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lu…

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Congenital afibrinogenemia noun · 78% connection

a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma

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Crassamentum adjective · 78% connection

A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in coagulation of the blood.

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