heparin

hep·a·rin  (hpr-n)

n.

An acidic glycosaminoglycan found especially in lung and liver tissue and having the ability to prevent the clotting of blood, used in the treatment of thrombosis.

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[Late Latin hpar, liver (from Greek; see yk^w in Indo-European roots) + -in.]

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heparin [ˈhɛpərɪn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a polysaccharide, containing sulphate groups, present in most body tissues: an anticoagulant used in the treatment of thrombosis

[from Greek hēpar the liver + -in]

heparinoid  adj

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heparin  (hpr-n)

An acidic glycosaminoglycan found especially in lung and liver tissue that prevents the clotting of blood and is used intravenously in the treatment of thrombosis and embolism.

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Noun

1.

heparin - 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 Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant - medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood polyose, polysaccharide - any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules