Heparin

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  • 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.
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  • noun. A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant
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  • 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
    • Form
    heparinize  heparinized  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    anticoagulant  anticoagulant medication  decoagulant  polyose  polysaccharide  
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acyclovir  anticardiolipin  anticoagulants  antidepressant  antithrombin  
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