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thrombophylactic

thrombophylactic adjective: protective against thrombosis.

Adjective

thrombophylactic (comparative more thrombophylactic, superlative most thrombophylactic)

  1. protective against thrombosis
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Forms of thrombophylactic

comparativemore thrombophylactic
superlativemost thrombophylactic

Origin of thrombophylactic

From thrombo- + phylactic.

Questions about thrombophylactic

What does thrombophylactic mean?
Thrombophylactic means protective against thrombosis.
What part of speech is thrombophylactic?
Thrombophylactic is an adjective.

Words near thrombophylactic in the dictionary

  1. thrombophilic
  2. thrombophlebitic
  3. thrombophlebitides
  4. thrombophlebitis
  5. thrombophob
  6. thrombophylactic
  7. thrombophylaxis
  8. thrombophylic
  9. thromboplastic
  10. thromboplastically
  11. thromboplastin

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