Plasmin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plasmin \Plas"min\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
     A proteid body, separated by some physiologists from blood
     plasma. It is probably identical with fibrinogen.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  plasmin
       n : an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots [syn: {fibrinolysin}]