| coagulant | 1. An agent that causes, stimulates, or accelerates coagulation, especially with reference to blood. Synonym: coagulative. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| coagulants | Exogenous substances used to promote blood coagulation. The endogenous blood coagulation factors are considered to be coagulants only when administered as drugs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-coagulant agents | Medications, like heparin, used as blood-thinners to prevent blood clots and to maintain open blood vesssels. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| medication, anti-coagulant | Blood thinners. Drugs, like heparin and warfarin, used as blood-thinners to prevent blood clots and to maintain open blood vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |