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noun
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Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
2.
Pharmacology. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the liver and lungs of domesticated food animals, that when injected into the blood prevents coagulation: used chiefly in the treatment of thrombosis.
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Heparin
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Medical Dictionary
heparin hep·a·rin (hěp'ər-ĭn)
n.
A complex organic acid that is found especially in lung and liver tissue, has a mucopolysaccharide as its active constituent, prevents platelet agglutination and blood clotting, and is used in the form of its sodium salt in the treatment of thrombosis.
hep'a·rin'i·za'tion (-ə-rĭn'ĭ-zā'shən) n.
hep'a·rin·ize' (-ər-ə-nīz') v.
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Science Dictionary
heparin  (hěp'ər-ĭn) Pronunciation Key
An acidic glycosaminoglycan found especially in lung and liver tissue that prevents the clotting of blood and is used intravenously in the treatment of thrombosis and embolism. |
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