noun. An acidic glycosaminoglycan found especially in lung and liver tissue and having the ability to slow the clotting of blood, used as a drug in the treatment of thrombosis.

noun. A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant

noun. a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery

"Amphastar said its imported heparin product presents "no threat whatsoever to the drug-consuming public" because that heparin is not intended for consumers."

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anticoagulant  anticoagulant medication  decoagulant  polyose  polysaccharide  

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