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Warfarin

an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus

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Anticoagulant noun · 86% connection

medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood

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Anticoagulant medication noun · 86% connection

medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood

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Coumadin noun · 86% connection

an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus

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Decoagulant noun · 86% connection

medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood

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Dicoumarol noun · 86% connection

an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin

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Dicumarol noun · 86% connection

an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin

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Heparin noun · 86% connection

a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of…

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Lipo-Hepin noun · 86% connection

a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of…

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Liquaemin noun · 86% connection

a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of…

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Contraindication noun · 85% connection

(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

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Medicament noun · 85% connection

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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Medication noun · 85% connection

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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Medicinal drug noun · 85% connection

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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Medicine noun · 85% connection

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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Tincture noun · 85% connection

(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

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Antidote noun · 85% connection

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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Arrhythmia noun · 85% connection

an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart

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Cardiac arrhythmia noun · 85% connection

an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart

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Acyclovir noun · 78% connection

an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms

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Aldactone noun · 78% connection

a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension

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Alendronate noun · 78% connection

a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause

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Allopurinol noun · 78% connection

a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid

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Alupent noun · 78% connection

a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant form…

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Antiphospholipid antibody noun · 78% connection

any of the group of common autoantibodies present in blood.; "The presence an antiphospholipid antibody in blood, such as the lupus an…

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Appellative noun · 78% connection

A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings…

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Atromid-S noun · 78% connection

a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases

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Carafate noun · 78% connection

medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it

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Clofibrate noun · 78% connection

a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases

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Coronary noun · 78% connection

obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)

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Coronary thrombosis noun · 78% connection

obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)

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