anticoagulant
anticoagulant noun: a substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).
Noun
anticoagulant (plural anticoagulants)
- A substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).
- If you are taking an anticoagulant (blood-thinning medication ) and have been given a new prescription for Equagesic, be sure that your doctor is aware that there is Aspirin in Equagesic.1990, Harold M. Silverman, Gilbert I. Simon, “Equagesic”, in Lawrence D. Chilnick, editor, The Pill Book […] , 4th edition, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 315
- In the case of pathological hypercoagulative conditions such as thrombosis and embolism, 4-hydroxycoumarin based oral anticoagulants, including warfarin as a well-known example, are administered to block the enzymatic function of VKORC1, effectively diminishing turnover of the vitamin K cycle.2015 July 29, Carville G. Bevans et al., “Phylogeny of the Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide Reductase (VKOR) Family and Evolutionary Relationship to the Disulfide Bond Formation Protein B (DsbB) Family”, in...
- Synonyms:
- blood thinner
Adjective
anticoagulant (comparative more anticoagulant, superlative most anticoagulant)
- That prevents coagulation, that stops blood from clotting.
- The posologies employed require careful clinical and electrical supervision, and the same anticoagulant measures as for electrical cardioversion are necessary.2012, Y. Grosgogeat, “Cerebral Ischemic Accidents of Cardiac Origin”, in Jacques Bories, editor, Cerebral Ischaemia: A Neuroradiological Study (Neuroradiology; volume 27, number 6), Berlin...
anticoagulant meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Indonesian and Persian
anticoagulant in Tamil
- உறைவெதிர்ப்பி, திரளலெதிரி
anticoagulant in Urdu
- مانع اِنجماد
anticoagulant in Indonesian
- substance
- antikoagulan
- acting as an anticoagulant
- antikoagulan
anticoagulant in Persian
- substance
- ضدانعقاد
Synonyms of anticoagulant
Antonyms
Forms of anticoagulant
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | anticoagulants |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more anticoagulant |
| superlative | most anticoagulant |
Origin of anticoagulant
From anti- + coagulant.
Words formed from anticoagulant
Questions about anticoagulant
- What does anticoagulant mean?
- Anticoagulant means a substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).
- What is anticoagulant in Tamil?
- Anticoagulant in Tamil is உறைவெதிர்ப்பி, திரளலெதிரி. See Anticoagulant meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anticoagulant?
- Anticoagulant can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of anticoagulant?
- The plural of anticoagulant is anticoagulants.
Words near anticoagulant in the dictionary
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