anticlotting

American  

[an-tee-klot-ing, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈklɒt ɪŋ, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

Biochemistry, Pharmacology.

1. anticoagulant.

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Etymology

Origin of anticlotting

anti- + clot ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Because PAR1 -- the protein activated by S. aureus -- is involved in blood-clotting, researchers wanted to see whether an already approved anticlotting drug that blocks PAR1 would stop itch.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

The results also hint at a surprising role for the liver and anticlotting systems in these effects and possibly point the way to a futuristic scenario of exercise in a pill—or perhaps a plasma injection.

From Scientific American • Dec. 8, 2021

At the time, hooking patients up to ventilators seemed like the best way to go, though doctors later realized that, for many patients, the tricky disease could be foiled earlier with anticlotting and steroid medication.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2021

Already, evidence that inflammation and clotting play a role in COVID-19 has inspired dozens of trials in the United States and Europe of anticlotting, anti-inflammatory, and antiplatelet drugs.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 2, 2020

Of all the types of olive oil, extra-virgin should contain the most phenols, which are natural, health-promoting plant chemicals with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticlotting properties.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2013