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Liquaemin

DEFINITIONS OF: Liquaemin

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n 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

Synonyms:
Lipo-Hepin, heparin
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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