An anticoagulant that inhibits or prevents the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin; examples are heparin, which is present in various tissues (especially in liver), and dicoumarin, which is isolated from partially decomposed sweet clover. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(an″te-) (an″ti-pro-throm´bin) directed against prothrombin. a substance that retards the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′tē-prō-throm′bin Definitions: 1. An anticoagulant that inhibits or prevents the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin; examples are heparin (which is present in various tissues, especially in liver), and dicoumarin (which is isolated from partially decomposed sweet clover).
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