heparin

/ˈhɛpərən/

Definitions of heparin

1. noun

   a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
   synonyms: Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin

   type of:

   anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant

   medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood

   polyose, polysaccharide

   any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules