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LIPO-HEPIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
heparin; Lipo-Hepin; Liquaemin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Lipo-Hepin" is a kind of...):
anticoagulant; anticoagulant medication; decoagulant (medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood)
polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)
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