- clot-buster
- noun Date: 1984 a drug (as streptokinase) used to dissolve blood clots • clot-busting adjective
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clot-buster
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clot-buster — clot bust·er klät .bəs tər n a drug (as streptokinase or tissue plasminogen activator) used to dissolve blood clots clot bust·ing tiŋ adj … Medical dictionary
clot-buster — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a drug (as streptokinase or tissue plasminogen activator) used to dissolve blood clots • clot busting ˈ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective … Useful english dictionary
clot buster — noun a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle • Syn: ↑thrombolytic, ↑thrombolytic agent • Hypernyms: ↑pharmaceutical, ↑pharmaceutic • Hyponyms: ↑tissue plasminogen ac … Useful english dictionary
clot-busting — adjective see clot buster … New Collegiate Dictionary
clot-busting — adjective see clot buster … Useful english dictionary
clotbuster — clotˈbuster noun (informal) Any drug used to dissolve blood clots • • • Main Entry: ↑clot … Useful english dictionary
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tissue plasminogen activator — noun a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction • Syn: ↑Activase • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Activase) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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