Fibrinolysin
[fahy-bruh-nol-uh-sin] /ˌfaɪ brəˈnɒl ə sɪn/
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
fibrinolysin fi·bri·nol·y·sin (fī’brə-nŏl’ĭ-sĭn)
n.
See plasmin.
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