anticlotting

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  • anti-clotting

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ clotting

Adjective[edit]

anticlotting (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) Acting to reduce or prevent the formation of blood clots
    • 2009 January 20, Gardiner Harris, “Drug Making’s Move Abroad Stirs Concerns”, in New York Times[1]:
      A year ago, Baxter International and APP Pharmaceuticals split the domestic market for heparin, an anticlotting drug needed for surgery and dialysis .

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