Thrombolytic

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any drug that causes thrombolysis.
  2. 2
    a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis.

Etymology

From thrombolysis + tic. By surface analysis, thrombo- + -lytic.

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