anti-platelet
adjective
medicalspecialized(alsoantiplatelet)uk/ˌæn.tiˈpleɪt.lət/us/ˌæn.taɪˈpleɪt.lət/intendedtostopplatelets(=cellsin theblood)stickingtogether toformbloodclots(=piecesofthickblood):
After surgey, thepatientistypicallyplacedon anti-plateletdrugstopreventbloodclotting.
Low-doseaspirin, used as an antiplateletagent,seemsto besafethroughoutpregnancy.
- Doctors gave him anti-plateletmedication.
- Aspirin iscommonlyused foritsantiplateleteffect.
- Shouldseriousbleedingoccurantiplatelettherapyshould bediscontinued.
The circulatory system & blood
- ABO
- accessory pathway
- antegrade
- anterograde
- antigen test
- blood donor
- capillary
- erectile
- intravascular
- intravenous
- intravenously
- jugular
- jugular vein
- leucocyte
- Rh factor
- VEGF
- veined
- vena
- venosus
- ventricular
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anti-platelet
noun
medicalspecialized(alsoantiplatelet)uk/ˌæn.tiˈpleɪt.lət/us/ˌæn.taɪˈpleɪt.lət/adrugthatstopsplatelets(=cellsin theblood)stickingtogether toformbloodclots(=piecesofthickblood):
Symptoms can betreatedviamedication, such as anti-platelets, which canhelpreducethelikelihoodofbloodclots.
- GPpracticesareaskedtoauditpatientstaking anti-platelets toensurethat thedurationoftherapyisappropriate.
- Currentstrokeguidelinesdo notallowantiplatelets until after 24hoursfrom thrombolysis.
- Antiplateletsworkbyinhibitingtheenzymesthatcausetheplateletstoclumptogether.
The circulatory system & blood
- ABO
- accessory pathway
- antegrade
- anterograde
- antigen test
- blood donor
- capillary
- erectile
- intravascular
- intravenous
- intravenously
- jugular
- jugular vein
- leucocyte
- Rh factor
- VEGF
- veined
- vena
- venosus
- ventricular
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Cells