English Explanatory Dictionary

rivaroxaban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/

Word forms

rivaroxaban

Etymology

From rivaro- + -xaban (“blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitor”). The prefix is probably from Latin rīvārō, conjugation of rīvō (“to draw off, to withdraw”).

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