Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.
- adjective Acting as an anticoagulant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Possessing the property of retarding or preventing coagulation, especially of the blood.
- noun Any agent which retards or prevents coagulation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A substance that prevents
coagulation ; that is, it stops blood fromclotting . - adjective Acting as an anticoagulant.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
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Examples
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Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have found that clopidogrel may be a safe and effective treatment for dogs that need long-term anticoagulant therapy.
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More than 18,000 patients from 44 countries took part in the three-year randomised evaluation of long-term anticoagulant therapy trial, the largest of its kind conducted.
Food &Health Skeptic 2009
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ORLANDO—The pharmaceutical industry's decades-long effort to find a kind of blood thinner called an anticoagulant that can help patients who have suffered a heart attack may finally have hit pay dirt, a major new study suggests.
J&J Drug May Have New Role Ron Winslow 2011
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He found to his surprise that the anticoagulant was a very effective rat-killer.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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He found to his surprise that the anticoagulant was a very effective rat killer.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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He found to his surprise that the anticoagulant was a very effective rat killer.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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Once a DVT or PE has been diagnosed, treatment is started to thin the blood (known as anticoagulant therapy), reducing the risk that the clot will grow or spread.
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The aspirin is an anticoagulant -- keeps blood from clotting properly.
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The aspirin is an anticoagulant -- keeps blood from clotting properly.
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They are plastic or metal boxes with anticoagulant bait placed inside, so children and pets are protected from unintentional exposure.
Sloan Barnett: Bug Off! Sloan Barnett 2011
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