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Anticoagulant

Also called Blood thinner

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A drug that inhibits the coagulation cascade to prevent or treat thrombosis; warfarin (Coumadin), rivaroxaban (Xarelto), and apixaban (Eliquis) are widely used agents.

Korean

항응고제(피를 묽게 하는 약)

혈액 응고 연쇄 반응을 억제하여 혈전을 예방하거나 치료하는 약물로, 와파린(쿠마딘/Coumadin), 리바록사반(자렐토), 아픽사반(엘리퀴스) 등이 널리 쓰인다.

French

Anticoagulant

Un médicament qui inhibe la cascade de coagulation pour prévenir ou traiter la thrombose; warfarine (Coumadin), rivaroxaban (Xarelto) et apixaban (Eliquis) en sont des exemples courants.

Word parts

  • anti-Prefix(Greek) Against
  • coagul/oRoot(Latin) Clotting, coagulation

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