NOUN | artifact | Lipo-Hepin, heparin, Liquaemin | a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | heparin, Liquaemin | |
Broader | anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant | medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood |
polysaccharide, polyose | Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules | |
Spanish | heparina | |
Catalan | heparina |
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