Noun: Lipo-Hepin
- A polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
"The patient was given Lipo-Hepin to prevent blood clots after surgery";
- heparin, Liquaemin
Type of: anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant, polyose, polysaccharide
Encyclopedia: Lipo-Hepin