blood thinner

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blood thinner

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By analogy with the idea of thinning liquids such as soup or paint (e.g., paint thinner), although the name is a misnomer in that these medications do not reduce the blood's viscosity but rather inhibit its clotting.

noun blood thinners

  1. informal Synonym of anticoagulant.

    Similar: anticoagulant

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noun drugs which reduce clotting

中文血液稀釋劑 /血液稀释剂 xuèyè xīshìjì
Françaisanticoagulant

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@misc{blood_thinner_2026,
  title = {blood thinner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blood%20thinner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}