NOUN | artifact | thrombolytic agent, thrombolytic, clot buster | a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle |
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Meaning | A kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle. | |
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Synonyms | thrombolytic, clot buster | |
Narrower | tissue plasminogen activator, Activase | A thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot |
Broader | pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic | drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment |
Spanish | trombolítico | |
Catalan | trombolític |
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