COUMADIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Coumadin mean? 

• COUMADIN (noun)
  The noun COUMADIN has 1 sense:

1. an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus

  Familiarity information: COUMADIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUMADIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Coumadin; warfarin

Hypernyms ("Coumadin" is a kind of...):

anticoagulant; anticoagulant medication; decoagulant (medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Anticoagulants, such as heparin or warfarin (also called Coumadin), work on chemical reactions in your body to lengthen the time it takes to form a blood clot.

(Blood Thinners, NIH)