anticoagulation

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ coagulation.

Noun

anticoagulation (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.

   The patient was given anticoagulation treatment.

   • 2008 February 24, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “Patient Is a Virtue”, in New York Times‎:

     It was unlikely […] , but if he had torn his aorta, anticoagulation could cause the patient to bleed to death.

Derived terms

• overanticoagulation
• underanticoagulation

Related terms

• anticoagulate

Translations

treatment to prevent coagulation of blood

Catalan: anticoagulació f French: anticoagulation (fr) f Galician: anticoagulación f Interlingua: anticoagulation Portuguese: anticoagulação f Spanish: anticoagulación f

Interlingua

Noun

anticoagulation (uncountable)

1. anticoagulation