Term: heparin: 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
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: entoloma aprile: an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: brain tumor: a tumor in the brain
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: five: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: acoustician: a physicist who specializes in acoustics
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: passion play: a play representing the Passion of Christ
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: fig-bird: greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: pickle relish: relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: salaam: a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: hard candy: candy that is brittle
Broader: anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Unrelated: ringer's solution: an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations