1. relating to or promoting the breakdown of fibrin (a protein involved in blood clotting)
Usage: medical/scientific term

1. a substance or agent that breaks down fibrin and dissolves blood clots
Usage: medical/scientific term

Examples

• Fibrinolytic therapy is used to dissolve dangerous blood clots after a heart attack.
• The drug has strong fibrinolytic properties that help restore blood flow.
• Doctors administered a fibrinolytic agent to the stroke patient.
• Fibrinolytic enzymes naturally occur in the body to prevent excessive clotting.
• The fibrinolytic system works to break down clots that form in blood vessels.
• Tissue plasminogen activator is a common fibrinolytic used in emergency medicine.