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COUMADIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Coumadin mean?
• COUMADIN (noun)
The noun COUMADIN has 1 sense:
1. an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus
Familiarity information: COUMADIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Coumadin; warfarin
Hypernyms ("Coumadin" is a kind of...):
anticoagulant; anticoagulant medication; decoagulant (medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
Context examples
Anticoagulants, such as heparin or warfarin (also called Coumadin), work on chemical reactions in your body to lengthen the time it takes to form a blood clot.
(Blood Thinners, NIH)
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