Heparin Definition & Meaning
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
"Heparin" in song lyrics
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"administering heparin"
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"aerosolized heparin"
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"prophylactic heparin"
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Words that rhyme with heparin
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- What does heparin mean?
- 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
- What part of speech is heparin?
- Heparin is a noun.