defibrinate

[ dee-fahy-bruh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Medicine/Medical.

, de·fi·bri·nat·ed, de·fi·bri·nat·ing.

1. to remove fibrin from (blood).

Other Words From

• de·fibri·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of defibrinate¹

First recorded in 1835–45; de- + fibrin + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

“He is so young and strong and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it.”

From Literature

Fill a large test tube or a small bottle one fourth full of the defibrinated blood and thin it by adding an equal amount of water.

From Project Gutenberg

The blood, defibrinated and freshly drawn, has marked germicidal action; for bacteria its action is decidedly deadly, even hours after it has been drawn from the body.

From Project Gutenberg

You say that the blood found in the safe was defibrinated or artificially treated.

From Project Gutenberg

Van Helsing, turning to me, said, "He is so young and strong, and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it."

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