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tranexamic acid

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Main Entry: tran·ex·am·ic acid
Pronunciation: "tran-eks-"am-ik-
Function: noun
: an antifibrinolytic drugC8H15NO2
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tranexamic acid tran·ex·am·ic acid (trān'ĭk-sām'ĭk)
n.
A competitive inhibitor of plasminogen activation and of plasmin. It is used in hemophilia to reduce or to prevent the occurence of hemorrhage.

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