lipo-hepin
Noun
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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 (synset 103520118)is a type of:- anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant - medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
- polyose, polysaccharide - any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
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