blood thinner
noun
: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood
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Harbaugh will be wearing a heart monitor for the next two weeks in addition to taking a blood thinner, so his heart doesn’t go out of rhythm.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
As part of the government’s negotiations, seniors are expected to see lower out-of-pocket costs for the 10 popular drugs used by millions of people on Medicare, including blood thinners, diabetes drugs and blood cancer medications.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
One type of medication is blood thinners (anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs).
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Those drugs include insulin to treat diabetes, blood thinners to prevent clots, as well as a drug to treat leukemia and lymphoma, and treatments for autoimmune arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
As part of the government’s negotiations, seniors are expected to see lower out-of-pocket costs for the 10 popular drugs used by millions of people on Medicare, including blood thinners, diabetes drugs and blood cancer medications.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
One type of medication is blood thinners (anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs).
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Those drugs include insulin to treat diabetes, blood thinners to prevent clots, as well as a drug to treat leukemia and lymphoma, and treatments for autoimmune arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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blood thinner
noun
blood thin·ner
-ˌthin-ər 
: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood
blood-thinning
adjective
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