anticoagulant (redirected from anticoagulant drugs)

an·ti·co·ag·u·lant  (nt-k-gy-lnt, nt-)

n.

A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.

adj.

Acting as an anticoagulant.

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anti·co·agu·lative (-ltv, -l-tv) adj.

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anticoagulant [ˌæntɪkəʊˈægjʊlənt]

adj

(Medicine) acting to prevent or impair coagulation, esp of blood

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) an agent that prevents or impairs coagulation

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anticoagulant  (nt-k-gy-lnt, nt-)

A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anticoagulant - medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood anticoagulant medication, decoagulant dicoumarol, 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 Coumadin, warfarin - an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus

Translations

anticoagulant [ˈæntɪkəʊˈægjʊlənt]

A. ADJ → anticoagulante

B. N → anticoagulante m

anticoagulant [ˌæntɪkəʊˈægjʊl/ənt] adj & n → anticoagulante (m)