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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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
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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Adjective
Examples of thrombolytic drugs include Activase (alteplase) and Retavase (reteplase).24
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—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
Noun
The person with the heart attack has no contraindications to thrombolytic therapy (e.g., active bleeding).
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
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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