Anticoagulant

Anticoagulant

A drug that helps prevent blood clots from forming. Also called blood thinner.

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Category: Cancer treatment
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anticoagulant

Medical; Herbal medicine

A medication or natural compound that slows or prevents the formation of blood clots. Examples: Heparin (endogenous), Dicumarol and warfarin (drugs), Melilotus (coumarin-containing ...

anticoagulant

Health care; Pharmacy

Any substance that inhibits, suppresses, or delays the formation of blood clots. These substances occur naturally and regulate the clotting cascade. Several anticoagulants have ...

anticoagulant

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A medication that prevents blood from clotting; used for people at risk for stroke or blood clots.

anticoagulants

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1) Agents that prevent blood clotting. Naturally occurring agents in the blood are included only when they are used as drugs. 2) A drug that helps prevent blood clots from ...

anticoagulant

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug that helps prevent blood clots from forming. Also called blood thinner.

anticoagulants

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Medications that reduce the clotting ability of the blood. Particularly dangerous to divers due to barotrauma of air-filled body cavities.

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