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Anticoagulant
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heparin
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
substance found in the liver, lungs and other tissues, 1918, from Greek hepar "liver" (see hepatitis ) + -in (2).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Heparin is a widely used injectable blood thinner . It is used to treat and prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (collectively known as venous thromboembolism ) and is also used as part of the treatment of myocardial infarction and unstable ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine carbohydrate English) A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant
Usage examples of heparin.
Bolger and Miss Ryan had a codeine at a quarter to five, and Miss Freitz in four-eleven had a heparin and dextran about an hour later.
Simple chamber recompression with doses of dextran and heparin would have prevented the embolism, but all ignored my weak entreaties on the boat.
There we added anticoagulant heparin, and the blood then went to the liver of the animal.
An assortment of medications were being dumped into her bloodstream first heparin to prevent blood clots.