Antiplatelet

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A drug that destroys blood platelets.

    "Discharge drugs included antihypertensives, statins, and antiplatelets (aspirin, aspirin/dipyridamole, clopidogrel, aspirin/clopidogrel dual antiplatelet therapy, and other antiplatelet agents)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Working against or destroying blood platelets. not-comparable

Example

More examples

"Should I stop taking antiplatelet medicines such as aspirin before minor surgery?"

Etymology

From anti- + platelet.

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