Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: heparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lipo-Hepin
n 1: 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 [syn: heparin, Lipo-
Hepin, Liquaemin]