anticoagulants

1. Substances that slow down or prevent blood clotting.

Example Sentences

"But refining the risks of brain clots and bleeds from anticoagulants and using this information to make the best treatment choice could improve treatment safety for people with heart disease."

From Science Daily

To prevent these complications in people with known AFib, clinicians often prescribe anticoagulants -- drugs that prevent blood clots -- as well as other lifestyle and medical therapies.

From Science Daily

A: We know that mosquito saliva has some factors in it, anticoagulants and things like that, that may or may not improve the infectivity.

From Science Magazine

“We are still concerned about other poisons, which are coming to the fore now that the anticoagulants are being restricted,” said Kian and Joel Schulman, founding members of the group.

From Los Angeles Times

These treatments shouldn’t cause hemorrhages like generalized anticoagulants do, he says.

From Scientific American