English Explanatory Dictionary

blood thinner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of anticoagulant.

Word forms

blood thinner blood thinners

Etymology

By analogy with the idea of thinning liquids such as soup or paint (e.g., paint thinner), although the name is a misnomer in that these medications do not reduce the blood's viscosity but rather inhibit its clotting.

Synonyms

anticoagulant
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