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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFibrinolytic
/ˌfaɪ.brɪ.nəˈlɪ.tɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or causing the dissolution of fibrin in blood clots.
"The doctor prescribed a fibrinolytic agent to help dissolve the patient's blood clot."
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A substance that promotes the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots.
"Fibrinolytics are commonly used in emergency medicine to treat acute myocardial infarction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'fibrinolytic' is derived from the combination of 'fibrin', a protein involved in blood clotting, and 'lytic', from the Greek 'lytikos', meaning 'able to dissolve'. The term has evolved in medical terminology to refer to agents that promote the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots, particularly in the context of thrombolytic therapy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fibrinolytic" is said worldwide
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fibrinolytique
Transliteration: fibrinolytique
"Le médecin a prescrit un agent fibrinolytique pour dissoudre le caillot sanguin."
fibrinolytisch
Transliteration: fibrinolytisch
"Der Arzt verschrieb ein fibrinolytisches Mittel zur Auflösung des Blutgerinnsels."
fibrinolitico
Transliteration: fibrinolitico
"Il medico ha prescritto un agente fibrinolitico per sciogliere il coagulo di sangue."
fibrinolítico
Transliteration: fibrinolítico
"El médico recetó un agente fibrinolítico para disolver el coágulo sanguíneo."
fibrinolítico
Transliteration: fibrinolítico
"O médico prescreveu um agente fibrinolítico para dissolver o coágulo sanguíneo."
फाइब्रिनोलिटिक
Transliteration: phibrinolitik
"डॉक्टर ने रक्त के थक्के को घोलने के लिए फाइब्रिनोलिटिक एजेंट निर्धारित किया।"
溶纤溶酶的
Transliteration: róng xiān róng méi de
"医生开了一种溶纤溶酶的药物来溶解血块。"
피브리놀리틱
Transliteration: pibeurinollitik
"의사는 혈전을 용해하기 위해 피브리놀리틱 약물을 처방했습니다."
フィブリノリティック
Transliteration: fiburinoritikku
"医者は血栓を溶解するためにフィブリノリティック薬を処方しました。"
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