fondaparinux
English edit
Etymology edit
From fonda- (of unknown origin) + -parinux (“synthetic heparinoid”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɑn.dəˈpɛɹ.ɪˌnʌks/
Noun edit
fondaparinux (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An anticoagulant medication chemically related to low-molecular-weight heparins.
- 2013 July 9, J Hsieh et al., “Cerebral venous thrombosis due to cryptogenic organising pneumopathy with antiphospholipid syndrome worsened by heparin-induced thrombocytopenia”, in BMJ Case Reports[1], volume 2013, :
- Moreover, we provide here additional positive experience in the treatment of both, CVT and HIT, by fondaparinux with bridging to warfarin given their successful evolution under this anticoagulant option.