heparin
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(noun) a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis |
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Related Words: anticoagulant, decoagulant, polyose, polysaccharide |
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