Liquaemin meaning

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Liquaemin (noun): 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.

Definition of Liquaemin

  1. 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

    Type of: polysaccharide, anticoagulant

Word lists: words starting with LI · words ending in IN · 9-letter words

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