ALL meanings of heparin
hep·a·rin
H h - noun heparin A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues that inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis. 1
- noun heparin Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties. 1
- noun heparin 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. 1
- noun heparin substance that stops blood clotting 1
- noun heparin a polysaccharide, containing sulphate groups, present in most body tissues: an anticoagulant used in the treatment of thrombosis 0
- noun heparin a substance found in the liver, that slows the clotting of blood: its sodium salt, taken from animals, is used in surgery and medicine 0