THROMBOLYTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombolytic mean? 

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

1. a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROMBOLYTIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clot buster; thrombolytic; thrombolytic agent

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

pharmaceutic; pharmaceutical (drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment)

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

Activase; tissue plasminogen activator (a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction)

 Context examples 

A polydeoxyribonucleotide with antithrombotic, thrombolytic, and fibrinolytic properties.

(Defibrotide, NCI Thesaurus)

Reperfusion therapy also includes per-hospital thrombolytics.

(Coronary Reperfusion Procedure, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

It is a type of systemic thrombolytic agent.

(Activase, NCI Dictionary)

A percutaneous coronary intervention is necessary for a myocardial infarction that presents with ST segment elevation and the subject does not have recurrent or persistent symptoms, symptoms of heart failure or ventricular arrhythmia after a successful dose of thrombolytic therapy.

(Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction-Stable After Successful Full-Dose Thrombolytic Therapy, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)