anticlotting

English

Alternative forms

• anti-clotting

Etymology

anti- +‎ clotting

Adjective

anticlotting (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Acting to reduce or prevent the formation of blood clots
   • 2009 January 20, Gardiner Harris, “Drug Making’s Move Abroad Stirs Concerns”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A year ago, Baxter International and APP Pharmaceuticals split the domestic market for heparin, an anticlotting drug needed for surgery and dialysis .

Translations

acting to reduce or prevent the formation of blood clots

• Portuguese: anticoagulante (pt)