blood thinner
noun
: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood
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The patient was started immediately on blood thinners.
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Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Fenugreek may thin the blood, increasing the action of blood thinners.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
Pig products go into dozens of life-saving drugs like epinephrine, which is used to treat severe allergic reactions, and heparin, a blood thinner.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Among the products for which the most payments were made included blood thinners and a robotic surgical system.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
As a result, people who are regularly taking antibiotics, blood thinners (including aspirin), or other heart medications (such as cholesterol drugs) should not supplement their vitamin K intake without talking to a doctor.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Doctors put him on blood thinners and warned him not to take any chances.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
People who take blood thinners may not be eligible for Leqembi since that can increase the risk of brain bleeding while on the drug.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2024
Did lab monkeys play a role in the development of the steroids, or the MRI contrast, or the blood thinner, or any number of other drugs or tests that I’d be given over the course of my stay?
—Erika Fry, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Fenugreek may thin the blood, increasing the action of blood thinners.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
Pig products go into dozens of life-saving drugs like epinephrine, which is used to treat severe allergic reactions, and heparin, a blood thinner.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Among the products for which the most payments were made included blood thinners and a robotic surgical system.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
As a result, people who are regularly taking antibiotics, blood thinners (including aspirin), or other heart medications (such as cholesterol drugs) should not supplement their vitamin K intake without talking to a doctor.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Doctors put him on blood thinners and warned him not to take any chances.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
People who take blood thinners may not be eligible for Leqembi since that can increase the risk of brain bleeding while on the drug.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2024
Did lab monkeys play a role in the development of the steroids, or the MRI contrast, or the blood thinner, or any number of other drugs or tests that I’d be given over the course of my stay?
—Erika Fry, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
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blood thinner
noun
blood thin·ner
-ˌthin-ər 
: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood
blood-thinning
adjective
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