an·ti·co·ag·u·lant ( n t -k -g y -lnt, nt -)n. A substance that prevents the clotting of blood. adj. Acting as an anticoagulant. an ti·co·agu·lative (-l t v, -l-tv) adj. |
anticoagulant [ˌæntɪkəʊˈægjʊlənt]
adj
(Medicine) acting to prevent or impair coagulation, esp of blood
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an agent that prevents or impairs coagulation
| anticoagulant (nt-k-gy-lnt, nt-) A substance that prevents the clotting of blood. |
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| Noun | 1. |  anticoagulant - medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blooddicoumarol, dicumarol - an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin heparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin - a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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