blood thinning
Reducing clot risk
Blood thinning refers to reducing the blood's ability to clot, typically through medication.
Doctors prescribe blood thinners to prevent dangerous clots that could cause strokes or heart attacks: She's on blood-thinning medication after her surgery.
The term is somewhat misleading—the blood doesn't actually become thinner, just slower to coagulate.
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- warfarinClot-preventing medication
- rat poisonToxic substance targeting rodents
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
- deep vein thrombosisClot in leg vessel
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- blood processesclotting, coagulation, circulation, hemostasis, hemorrhage
- drug effectsanalgesia, allergic reaction, stimulation, vasodilation, vasoconstriction
- blood disordersanemia, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, leukemia
blood thinningblood clotting
Platelets forming solid mass
coagulation · clotting · thrombosis · clot formation · hemostasis
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