1. heparin

noun. ['ˈhɛpɝɪn'] 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.

Rhymes with Heparin

• aherin
• algarin
• amarin
• bajarin
• bufferin
• bugarin
• bukharin
• catherine
• cephalosporin
• doctrine
• halperin
• intrauterine
• katherine
• mahurin
• mulherin
• pamperin
• pelerin
• pellerin
• premarin
• severin

Sentences with heparin

1. Noun, singular or mass
Platelets can be destroyed by an over active immune system, HIV and heparin.

2. Verb, base form
Because glucosamine is chemically similar to heparin**, taking glucosamine with an anticoagulant may be unsafe.