English Dictionary

DECOAGULANT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does decoagulant mean? 

DECOAGULANT (noun)
  The noun DECOAGULANT has 1 sense:

1. medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of bloodplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DECOAGULANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anticoagulant; anticoagulant medication; decoagulant

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

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decoagulant"):

dicoumarol; dicumarol (an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin)

heparin; Lipo-Hepin; Liquaemin (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)

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


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Rats desert a sinking ship." (English proverb)

"Whose end of tongue is sharp, the edge of his head must be hard" (Breton proverb)

"An egg-thief will become a horse-thief." (Armenian proverb)

"Using a cannon to shoot a mosquito." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact