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rivaroxaban

US/ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/

rivaroxaban noun: an anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.

Noun

rivaroxaban (uncountable)

  1. An anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.

Origin of rivaroxaban

From rivaro- + -xaban (“blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitor”). The prefix is probably from Latin rīvārō, conjugation of rīvō (“to draw off, to withdraw”).

Questions about rivaroxaban

What does rivaroxaban mean?
Rivaroxaban means an anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.
What part of speech is rivaroxaban?
Rivaroxaban is a noun.
How do you pronounce rivaroxaban?
Rivaroxaban is pronounced /ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/ (US).

Words near rivaroxaban in the dictionary

  1. Rivard
  2. Rivards
  3. rivaria
  4. rivarium
  5. rivariums
  6. rivaroxaban
  7. Rivas
  8. rivastigmine
  9. rivayat
  10. rive
  11. rived

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