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apixaban

apixaban noun: an anticoagulant drug for the treatment of venous thromboembolic events.

Noun

apixaban (uncountable)

  1. An anticoagulant drug for the treatment of venous thromboembolic events.
    • The company also announced a partnership with Pfizer to develop and market the experimental product apixaban, also for blood clots.2007 April 27, Stephanie Saul, “Bristol-Myers Removes ‘Interim’ From Chief’s Title”, in New York Times

Origin of apixaban

From [Term?] + -xaban (“blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitor”).

Questions about apixaban

What does apixaban mean?
Apixaban means an anticoagulant drug for the treatment of venous thromboembolic events.
What part of speech is apixaban?
Apixaban is a noun.

Words near apixaban in the dictionary

  1. apituitarism
  2. apivore
  3. apivores
  4. apivorous
  5. APIX
  6. apixaban
  7. apizza
  8. apizzas
  9. apjohnite
  10. APK
  11. apkallu

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