1. anticoagulant - Noun
2. anticoagulant - Adjective
medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
Source: WordNetAcetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) should not be given because of its anticoagulant effect, which can be devastating in the case of internal bleeding that can occur with yellow fever. Source: Internet
He seemed fine at first but later that day suffered a massive brain haemorrhage which was possibly triggered by the anticoagulant medication he was taking after the heart surgery. Source: Internet
In patients with DVT or PE and no active cancer, the drug of choice is a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC), also known as a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) because of where they block the coagulation cascade to thin the blood. Source: Internet
Saliva with anticoagulant is pumped down the hypopharynx to prevent clotting, and blood is drawn up the labrum. Source: Internet
Its venom is an anticoagulant powerful enough to cause a human to hemorrhage to death (See Lonomiasis ). citation This chemical is being investigated for potential medical applications. Source: Internet
Miller, p. 316 He suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident in 1973 and had a heart attack in 1975 that required him to take anticoagulant drugs for the next year. Source: Internet