Anticoagulant

Introduction: Anticoagulant

Description of Anticoagulant

Anticoagulant: (1) Preventing coagulation. (2) An agent having such action (e.g., warfarin).
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Anticoagulant: A drug that helps prevent blood clots from forming. Also called a blood thinner.
Source: National Institute of Health

Anticoagulant: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Anticoagulant: externally administered agents that prevent blood clotting.
Source: CRISP

Anticoagulant: Agents that prevent blood clotting. Naturally occurring agents in the blood are included only when they are used as drugs.
Source: MeSH 2007

Anticoagulant: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Anticoagulant:

• Coagulation
• Coagulation disorder
• Agent
• Action
• Warfarin
• Warfarin syndrome

Terms associated with Anticoagulant:

Terms Similar to Anticoagulant:

• anticoagulant medication
• decoagulant

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Anticoagulant:

• antithrombin
• hirudin
• platelet aggregation inhibitor
• warfarin

Source - CRISP

• dicumarol
• dicoumarol
• heparin
• Lipo-Hepin
• Liquaemin
• warfarin
• Coumadin

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Anticoagulant

• Hematologic Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• blood drug

Source - CRISP

• medicine
• medication
• medicament
• medicinal drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Anticoagulant can be used for:

• thrombopoiesis inhibitor

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Anticoagulant:

• blood coagulation

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Anticoagulant

The following list attempts to classify Anticoagulant into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Hematologic Agents
        • Anticoagulants

Interesting Medical Articles:

• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Research Your Symptoms
• Diseases & Medical Conditions
• Medical Diagnosis
• [Full list of premium articles on symptoms, diseases, and diagnosis]

Medical dictionaries:

• Medical dictionary,
• Medical Acronymns/Abbreviations

More Medical Dictionary Topics

Stereo-

Find out more

Search to find out more about Anticoagulant:

powered by Search the Web Search rightdiagnosis.com

 » Next page: Anticoagulant antagonists and other coagulants causing adverse effects in therapeutic use

Medical Tools & Articles:

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

   

Search Specialists by State and City