throm·bo·lyt·ic
ˌthräm-bə-ˈli-tik 
: destroying or breaking up a thrombus
a thrombolytic agent
thrombolytic therapy
: a thrombolytic drug : clot-buster
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Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 3 May 2023
The first real treatment breakthrough came with the arrival of thrombolytics, colloquially known as clot-busters: drugs used to break down clots found in blood vessels.
—Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
They would then be hustled off for a brain CT scan, a requirement before the thrombolytic could be administered.
—Mark Prather, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021
Other people were tinkering with different drugs in this class, called thrombolytics.
—Karen Weintraub, STAT, 6 Apr. 2018
Noun
Stroke Treatment Options There are two options for treating ischemic stroke: thrombolytics and thrombectomy.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 3 May 2023
The first real treatment breakthrough came with the arrival of thrombolytics, colloquially known as clot-busters: drugs used to break down clots found in blood vessels.
—Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
They would then be hustled off for a brain CT scan, a requirement before the thrombolytic could be administered.
—Mark Prather, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021
Other people were tinkering with different drugs in this class, called thrombolytics.
—Karen Weintraub, STAT, 6 Apr. 2018
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thrombolytic
1 of 2 adjective
throm·bo·lyt·ic
ˌthräm-bə-ˈlit-ik
: destroying or breaking up a thrombus
a thrombolytic agent
thrombolytic therapy
thrombolytic
2 of 2 noun
: a thrombolytic drug (as streptokinase or urokinase) : clot-buster
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