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Glossary of
Coagulation
Terms


Antifibrinolytic Inhibiting the breakdown of fibrin, the blood component that forms the essential portion of a blood clot
Autosomal Relating to any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
Afibrinogenemia The absence of fibrinogen from the blood
Coagulopathy A disorder that prevents normal clotting of the blood
Dysfibrinogenemia Malfunction of fibrinogen in the blood
Fibrinogen Factor I, a protein in the blood that is converted to fibrin by the action of thrombin
Glycoprotein A protein compound that also contains carbohydrate
Hypofibrinogenemia A low or deficient level of fibrinogen in the blood
Platelet A component of blood that contributes to coagulation
Prothrombin Factor II, a protein in the blood that is converted to thrombin in the coagulation process
Thrombin An enzyme derived from prothrombin that converts fibrinogen to fibrin