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HEPARIN
heparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heparin (countable and uncountable, plural heparins)
(medicine, carbohydrate) A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant
Anagrams
• -phrenia, Riphean
Source: Wiktionary
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