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anticoagulation

anticoagulation noun: treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.

Noun

anticoagulation (uncountable)

  1. Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
    • The patient was given anticoagulation treatment.
    • It was unlikely […], but if he had torn his aorta, anticoagulation could cause the patient to bleed to death.2008 February 24, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “Patient Is a Virtue”, in New York Times

Origin of anticoagulation

From anti- + coagulation.

Words formed from anticoagulation

Questions about anticoagulation

What does anticoagulation mean?
Anticoagulation means treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
What part of speech is anticoagulation?
Anticoagulation is a noun.

Words near anticoagulation in the dictionary

  1. anticoagulantly
  2. anticoagulants
  3. anticoagulate
  4. anticoagulated
  5. anticoagulating
  6. anticoagulation
  7. anticoagulative
  8. anticoagulatory
  9. anticoagulent
  10. anticoagulin
  11. anticoagulins

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