HyperDic: heparin

English > 1 sense of the word heparin:
NOUNartifactheparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemina polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood
heparin > pronunciation
Soundshheh'perihn
RhymesAdrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn...
English > heparin: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsLipo-Hepin, Liquaemin
Broaderanticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulantmedicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
polysaccharide, polyoseAny of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Spanishheparina
Catalanheparina

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