blood thinner

noun

Definition of blood thinner

: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood

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Recent Examples on the Web Twice-daily injections of a blood thinner took care of Colton's blood clot. — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 His doctor began treating the man with a blood thinner, 15 mg of rivaroxaban two times a day. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 With too much blood thinner, patients can bleed to death. — Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2021 Katie uses a syringe to extract a dose of the Heparin blood thinner, then injects it through a valve into the solution bag. — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022 As a result he was told by his doctor to stop taking his blood thinner, warfarin, and switch to a less potent medicine. — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2022 So in December 2011, her doctor put her on a blood thinner. — John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021 The blood thinner heparin is derived from pig intestines. — Time, 20 Oct. 2021 Aspirin is best known as a pain reliever but is also a blood thinner that can reduce the chance of blood clots. — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021 See More

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