fibrinoid
/ˈfaɪbrɪnɔɪd/
adjective
- Resembling or having the properties of fibrin, a protein involved in blood clotting.
- The pathologist noted a fibrinoid material in the tissue sample.
- Fibrinoid necrosis is a type of tissue damage seen in some autoimmune diseases.
- The stain revealed a fibrinoid appearance in the blood vessel walls.
noun
- A substance that resembles fibrin, often found in certain diseased tissues.
- Under the microscope, the fibrinoid appeared as a pink, glassy material.
- Fibrinoid can accumulate in the placenta during some pregnancy complications.
- The biopsy showed deposits of fibrinoid in the kidney.