anticoagulant

IPA: æntikoʊˈægjʌɫʌnt

(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation, that stops blood from clotting.

Examples of "anticoagulant" in Sentences

The aspirin is an anticoagulant -- keeps blood from clotting properly.
He found to his surprise that the anticoagulant was a very effective rat-killer.
He found to his surprise that the anticoagulant was a very effective rat killer.
They are plastic or metal boxes with anticoagulant bait placed inside, so children and pets are protected from unintentional exposure.
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.
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.
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.
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.