Term: heparin
IPA: ˈhɛp.ə.ɹɪn

==English==
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|la:hepar<t:liver>|-in|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈhɛp.ə.ɹɪn/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heparin.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|carbohydrate|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[compound]] occurring in the [[liver]] and other tissues which inhibits blood [[coagulation]]. A [[sulfur]]-containing [[polysaccharide]], it is used as an [[anticoagulant]] in the treatment of [[thrombosis]].

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