| thrombolytic | 1. Dissolving or splitting up a thrombus. 2. <pharmacology> A thrombolytic agent. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution (18 Nov 1997) |
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| thrombolytic agent | Medications that dissolve blot clots (for example streptokinase, tissue plasminogen activator or TPA and urokinase). (27 Sep 1997) |
| thrombolytic medication | Medications that dissolve blot clots (for example streptokinase, tissue plasminogen activator or TPA and urokinase). (27 Sep 1997) |
| thrombolytic therapy | The use of thrombolytic agents to dissolve blood clots to re-establish blood flow through an occluded vessel. Examples of thrombolytic agents include: urokinase, streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator (TPA). These agents may be introduced into a vein or selectively into a diseased (blocked) artery using a catheter. (27 Sep 1997) |