HyperDic: clot_buster

English > 1 sense of the expression clot buster:
NOUNartifactclot buster, thrombolytic, thrombolytic agenta kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle
English > clot buster: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle.
Synonymsthrombolytic, thrombolytic agent
Narrowertissue plasminogen activator, ActivaseA thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot
Broaderpharmaceutical, pharmaceuticdrug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
Spanishtrombolítico
Catalantrombolític

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