anticoagulant
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anticoagulant
noun anticoagulants
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A substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).
If you are taking an anticoagulant (blood-thinning medication ) and have been given a new prescription for Equagesic, be sure that your doctor is aware that there is Aspirin in Equagesic.
Similar: blood thinner · Opposite: coagulant, styptic
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noun substance
| Español | anticoagulante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 抗凝劑 /抗凝剂 kàngníngjì |
| Português | anticoagulante |
| Français | anticoagulant |
| Italiano | anticoagulante |
| Ελληνικά | αντιπηκτικό antipiktikó |
| Русский | антикоагуля́нт antikoaguljánt |
adj acting as an anticoagulant
| Español | anticoagulante |
|---|---|
| Français | anticoagulant |
| Ελληνικά | αντιπηκτικός antipiktikós |
Talk about this word "anticoagulant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anticoagulant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anticoagulant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anticoagulant "anticoagulant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anticoagulant.Cite this
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title = {anticoagulant},
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