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d-dimer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
d-dimer
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small protein fragment present in the blood after a blood clot is degraded by fibrinolysis, used in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

So named because it contains two D fragments of the fibrin protein joined by a cross-link.

Usage

Inflected Forms

D-dimers (plural) D dimer (alternative)

Questions

What does d-dimer mean?
A small protein fragment present in the blood after a blood clot is degraded by fibrinolysis, used in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, etc.
Where does d-dimer come from?
So named because it contains two D fragments of the fibrin protein joined by a cross-link.

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