Associations to the word «Heparin»

Wiktionary

HEPARIN, noun. (medicine) (carbohydrate) A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant

Dictionary definition

HEPARIN, noun. A polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery.

Wise words

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