warfarin
IPA: wˈɔrfɛrɪn
noun
- (pharmacology) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation:
- Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.
- Manufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide.
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Examples of "warfarin" in Sentences
- The patient may be prescribed warfarin.
- Amiodarone potentiates the action of warfarin.
- Roxithromycin appears to interact with warfarin.
- Thanks for nominating warfarin as a GA candidate.
- As a hospital doctor I'm starting to hate warfarin.
- Brodifacoum has a similar mode of action to warfarin.
- Coumatetralyl is an anticoagulant of the warfarin type.
- Noscapine should not be taken in conjunction with warfarin.
- Since it is flavorless, warfarin is a plausible weapon of murder.
- I've had a pulmonary embolism while I was in the US and was put on warfarin.