Anticoagulant Definition

ăntē-kō-ăgyə-lənt, ăntī-
anticoagulants
noun
anticoagulants
A drug or substance that delays or prevents the clotting of blood, as heparin.
Webster's New World
A substance that slows or prevents the clotting of blood.
American Heritage Medicine

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

Wiktionary
A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • decoagulant
  • anticoagulant medication
adjective
Acting as an anticoagulant.
American Heritage Medicine
Acting as an anticoagulant.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Anticoagulant

Noun

Singular:
anticoagulant
Plural:
anticoagulants

Anticoagulant Sentence Examples

  • The saliva contains an anticoagulant which prevents blood clotting.

  • Patients who undergo the cardiac implant procedure take a daily anticoagulant medication such as aspirin or warfarin (Coumadin) for three to six months after the procedure.

  • This herb has a tendency to act as an anticoagulant and may increase the effectiveness of blood-thinning drugs.

  • The lupus anticoagulant is an acquired, not inherited, condition.

  • Blood samples need to be collected into heparin anticoagulant - not citrate.

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