To remove fibrin (a clotting protein) from blood or blood plasma.
From de- (remove) + fibrin (a blood protein) + -ate (verb suffix). The term emerged in medical science in the 19th century as researchers studied blood coagulation and developed techniques to prevent clotting.
Defibrinated blood was revolutionary for early blood transfusions because removing fibrin prevented dangerous clots from forming during storage—a key breakthrough before we understood blood types!
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