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anticoagulation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English coagulation English anticoagulation From anti- + coagulation.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
    • It was unlikely […], but if he had torn his aorta, anticoagulation could cause the patient to bleed to death. 2008 February 24, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “Patient Is a Virtue”, in New York Times:
    • The patient was given anticoagulation treatment.

Deriveds

overanticoagulation · underanticoagulation

Relateds

anticoagulate

Translations (6)

pt anticoagulação (treatment to prevent coagulation of blood) · ia anticoagulation (treatment to prevent coagulation of blood) · es anticoagulación (treatment to prevent coagulation of blood) · gl anticoagulación (treatment to prevent coagulation of blood) · fr anticoagulation (treatment to prevent coagulation of blood) · ca anticoagulació (treatment to prevent coagulation of blood)