Thrombin time: A comparison of the rate of clot formation of a sample of the patient's plasma to that of a normal plasma sample.
Thrombin time: the time needed for a fibrin clot to form after the addition of thrombin to citrated plasma; prolonged thrombin time is seen in patients receiving heparin therapy.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Thrombin time: Clotting time of PLASMA mixed with a THROMBIN solution. It is a measure of the conversion of FIBRINOGEN to FIBRIN, which is prolonged by AFIBRINOGENEMIA, abnormal fibrinogen, or the presence of inhibitory substances, e.g., fibrin-fibrinogen degradation products, or HEPARIN. BATROXOBIN, a thrombin-like enzyme unaffected by the presence of heparin, may be used in place of thrombin.
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