Heparin is a blood-thinning medicine made from pig intestines, which often come from small farms in China. The drug is often used to prevent blockages during kidney dialysis treatment and different operations.
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Heparin
//ˈhɛp.ə.ɹɪn//
Synonyms for "heparin" (2 found)
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11 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- heparina noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
Finnish
1 entries- hepariini noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
French
1 entries- héparine noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
German
1 entries- Heparin noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
Italian
1 entries- eparina noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
Persian
1 entries- هپارین noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
Polish
1 entries- heparyna noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
Portuguese
1 entries- heparina noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
Russian
1 entries- гепари́н noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
Spanish
1 entries- heparina noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
Turkish
1 entries- heparin noun (a glycosaminoglycan)
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