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fondaparinux

US/ˌfɑn.dəˈpɛɹ.ɪˌnʌks/

fondaparinux noun: an anticoagulant medication chemically related to low-molecular-weight heparins.

Noun

fondaparinux (uncountable)

  1. An anticoagulant medication chemically related to low-molecular-weight heparins.
    • Moreover, we provide here additional positive experience in the treatment of both, CVT and HIT, by fondaparinux with bridging to warfarin given their successful evolution under this anticoagulant option.2013 July 9, J Hsieh et al., “Cerebral venous thrombosis due to cryptogenic organising pneumopathy with antiphospholipid syndrome worsened by heparin-induced thrombocytopenia”, in BMJ Case Reports...

Origin of fondaparinux

From fonda- (of unknown origin) + -parinux (“synthetic heparinoid”).

Questions about fondaparinux

What does fondaparinux mean?
Fondaparinux means an anticoagulant medication chemically related to low-molecular-weight heparins.
What part of speech is fondaparinux?
Fondaparinux is a noun.
How do you pronounce fondaparinux?
Fondaparinux is pronounced /ˌfɑn.dəˈpɛɹ.ɪˌnʌks/ (US).

Words near fondaparinux in the dictionary

  1. fondant potato
  2. fondant potatoes
  3. fondante potato
  4. fondante potatoes
  5. fondants
  6. fondaparinux
  7. fondas
  8. fonded
  9. fonder
  10. Fonders
  11. fondest

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