Search Results for: fibrin
Fibrinous exudate
What Is Fibrinous Exudate? Fibrinous exudate is a type of exudate (inflammatory fluid) that forms at the site of tissue... Read More
Fibrinogen
Definition noun, plural: fibrinogens A soluble rod-shaped plasma glycoprotein (340 kd, 46 nm long) consisting of six peptide... Read More
Human fibrin foam
Human fibrin foam a dry artificial sponge of human fibrin prepared by clotting with thrombin a foam of a solution of human... Read More
Blood clotting factor
Definition noun, plural: blood clotting factors Any of the many plasma components involved in blood clot... Read More
Agglutination
Agglutination Definition What does agglutination mean? It generally refers to the process of sticking together or the... Read More
Circulation
Blood Blood is composed of a liquid, plasma, and blood cells such as erythrocytes (red blood cells,) leukocytes (white... Read More
Fraser-lendrum stain
Fraser-lendrum stain (Science: technique) For fibrin, a multistaining procedure after Zenker's fixative in which fibrin,... Read More
Coagulation
Definition noun, plural: coagulations (haematology) The process of clot formation (surgery) The disruption of tissue by... Read More
Prothrombin
Definition noun A blood clotting factor that when activated converts into thrombin (factor IIa), which in turn activates... Read More
Lines of zahn
Lines of zahn Riblike markings seen by the naked eye on the surface of antemortem thrombi; they consist of a branching... Read More
Localized peritonitis
Definition noun A type of peritonitis that is confined to a demarcated region of the peritoneal... Read More
Generalized peritonitis
Definition noun A type of peritonitis affecting the entire abdomen, and in which the abdominal tenderness is diffuse and the... Read More
Nitabuchs membrane
Nitabuch's membrane a layer of fibrin between the boundary zone of compact endometrium and the cytotrophoblastic shell in... Read More
Positive feedback
Positive Feedback Definition Each mechanism of the body like temperature, blood pressure, and levels of specific nutrients... Read More
Hemostasis
Definition noun, plural: hemostases The process of stopping or arresting bleeding or keeping the blood within the damaged... Read More
Peritonitis
Definition noun, plural: peritonites (pathology) The inflammation of the peritoneum Supplement Peritonitis pertains to the... Read More
Granulation
Definition noun, plural: granulations (1) The act or process of forming grains or granules, e.g. the granulation of powder... Read More
Fibronectin
Fibronectin (Science: protein) glycoprotein of high molecular weight (2 chains each of 250 kd linked by disulphide bonds)... Read More
Epithelium
An epithelium is a type of animal tissue made up of densely packed cells (called epithelial cells) that rest on a basement... Read More
Homeostasis
Homeostasis is the tendency not to stray from the range of favorable or ideal internal conditions. Such conditions must be... Read More
Christmas factor
Definition noun A blood clotting factor in the intrinsic pathway of the blood coagulation cascade and works with clotting... Read More