HEPARIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heparin mean? 

• HEPARIN (noun)
  The noun HEPARIN has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: HEPARIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEPARIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

heparin; Lipo-Hepin; Liquaemin

Hypernyms ("heparin" is a kind of...):

anticoagulant; anticoagulant medication; decoagulant (medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood)

polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes exostosin-1 protein, is involved in the chain elongation step of heparin/heparin sulfate biosynthesis.

(EXT1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent inhibits thrombin by antagonizing heparin cofactor II (HCII) and thus blocking thrombin-induced platelet aggregation.

(Aprosulate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in heparin/heparin sulfate biosynthesis, axon guidance and biogenesis/cell organization.

(EXT1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

As an anticoagulant/antithrombotic agent, enoxaprin's mechanism of action is similar to that of heparin, although it exhibits a higher ratio of anti-Factor Xa to anti-Factor IIa activity.

(Enoxaparin, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of danaparoid, a synthetic low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) derived from porcine gut mucosa with anticoagulant activity.

(Danaparoid Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A low molecular weight, synthetic heparin.

(Dalteparin, NCI Thesaurus)

It is released from the alpha-granules of activated platelets and binds with high affinity to heparin.

(Platelet Factor 4, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)

GPC3, a heparin sulfate proteoglycan, is frequently upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and mesoderm-derived organs such as the liver, lungs, and kidney.

(Anti-GPC3 Monoclonal Antibody GC33, NCI Thesaurus)

This test is used to monitor low molecular weight or unfractionated heparin levels in a biological specimen.

(Anti-Factor Xa Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used as a screening test and to monitor heparin therapy.

(Partial Thromboplastin Time, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)