Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white crystalline compound, C19H16O4, that inhibits production of prothrombin and is used in the form of its sodium salt as an anticoagulant drug and rodenticide.
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- noun pharmacology An
anticoagulant medication that is used for theprophylaxis ofthrombosis andembolism in many disorders.
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- noun an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The FDA also raised concerns about the safety of rivaroxaban, noting "an excess of strokes in the rivaroxaban arm during the transition from blinded study drug to open label warfarin at the end of the study."
unknown title 2011
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Atritech has completed an 800-patient randomized clinical trial of the device that demonstrated a 38 percent relative risk reduction for stroke, cardiovascular death and systemic embolism compared with long-term warfarin therapy.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Administration advisory panel voted 7 to 5 in favor of approving a device for closure of the left atrial appendage (LAA) that they say is comparable to long-term warfarin therapy for the prevention of stroke in warfarin-eligible patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF).
theHeart.org 2009
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Administration advisory panel voted 7 to 5 in favor of approving a device for closure of the left atrial appendage (LAA) that they say is comparable to long-term warfarin therapy for the prevention of stroke in warfarin-eligible patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF).
theHeart.org 2009
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- A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 7 to 5 in favor of approving a device for closure of the left atrial appendage (LAA) that they say is comparable to long-term warfarin therapy for the prevention of stroke in warfarin-eligible patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF).
theHeart.org 2009
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Administration advisory panel voted 7 to 5 in favor of approving a device for closure of the left atrial appendage (LAA) that they say is comparable to long-term warfarin therapy for the prevention of stroke in warfarin-eligible patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF).
theHeart.org 2009
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And then there are the chemo drugs themselves: the main ingredient in the blood thinner Coumadin is warfarin, which is also the main ingredient in mouse poison; not a comforting thought.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Analysts think Eliquis could capture a big chunk of what is estimated to be a multibillion-dollar market for new blood thinners with potential to replace a common treatment called warfarin.
Bristol-Myers Net Falls, but Plavix Sales Are Up Peter Loftus 2011
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And then there are the chemo drugs themselves: the main ingredient in the blood thinner Coumadin is warfarin, which is also the main ingredient in mouse poison; not a comforting thought.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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And then there are the chemo drugs themselves: the main ingredient in the blood thinner Coumadin is warfarin, which is also the main ingredient in mouse poison; not a comforting thought.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
sonofgroucho commented on the word warfarin
This seems a strange word to list!
October 10, 2007
reesetee commented on the word warfarin
In what way? I just like the sound of it. :-)
October 10, 2007
sionnach commented on the word warfarin
A crystalline substance used in medicine as an anticoagulant, either to prevent the clotting of blood or to break up existing clots, and otherwise as a poison for rats, etc.
Etymology: 1940s: from Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation + coumarin.
October 11, 2007
yarb commented on the word warfarin
A nurse I lived with once told me she'd warfarinised two patients that day, which caused me to picture some sort of ray-gun.
October 11, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word warfarin
It's no fun listing normal words! Hasn't u taught you anything?!
October 11, 2007
uselessness commented on the word warfarin
This word should be a slangy form of warfaring, which should also exist.
October 11, 2007
reesetee commented on the word warfarin
And now, through the magic of Wordie, it does!
October 11, 2007