HEPARIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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 (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombos
   Synonym(s)
   • Lipo-Hepin (what does Lipo-Hepin mean?)
   • Liquaemin (what does Liquaemin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) heparin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • polysaccharide (what does polysaccharide mean?)
   • polyose (what does polyose mean?)
   • anticoagulant (what does anticoagulant mean?)
   • anticoagulant medication (what does anticoagulant medication mean?)
   • decoagulant (what does decoagulant mean?)