fibrinopeptide

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English

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Etymology

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fibrin +‎ -o- +‎ peptide

Noun

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fibrinopeptide (plural fibrinopeptides)

  1. (biochemistry) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting