Fibrin glue
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| Fibrin glue | |
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| Term | Fibrin glue |
| Short definition | fibrin glue (FY-brin SEE-fast) A substance used during surgery to heal wounds. It contains proteins found in human blood that cause blood to clot. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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fibrin glue - (pronounced) (FY-brin SEE-fast) A substance used during surgery to heal wounds. It contains proteins found in human blood that cause blood to clot. When fibrin glue is applied to a wound, a clot forms. Fibrin glue is being studied as a method to improve healing after lymph node removal in cancer patients. It's a type of surgical glue
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