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THROMBOLYTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle
Synonyms:
clot buster; thrombolytic; thrombolytic agent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thrombolytic" is a kind of...):
pharmaceutic; pharmaceutical (drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thrombolytic"):
Activase; tissue plasminogen activator (a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction)
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