LIPO-HEPIN

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

heparin; Lipo-Hepin; Liquaemin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Lipo-Hepin" is a kind of...):

anticoagulant; anticoagulant medication; decoagulant (medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood)

polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)

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