 lipo-hepin |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,medicine,pharmacology) a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis | |
| Synonyms: | liquaemin heparin | |
| Related terms: | polysaccharide anticoagulant | |
