CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clopidogrel bisulfate mean? 

• CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE (noun)
  The noun CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE has 1 sense:

1. a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow

  Familiarity information: CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clopidogrel bisulfate; Plavix

Hypernyms ("clopidogrel bisulfate" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

 Context examples 

Clopidogrel bisulfate irreversibly alters the platelet receptor for adenosine diphosphate (ADP), thereby blocking the binding of ADP to its receptor, inhibiting ADP-mediated activation of the glycoprotein complex GPIIb/IIIa, and inhibiting fibrinogen binding to platelets and platelet adhesion and aggregation.

(Clopidogrel Bisulfate, NCI Thesaurus)