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Definition of Thrombolytic
1. Noun. A kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle.
Generic synonyms: Pharmaceutic, Pharmaceutical
Specialized synonyms: Activase, Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Definition of Thrombolytic
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thrombolytic
1. [n]
Medical Definition of Thrombolytic
1.
1. Dissolving or splitting up a thrombus.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrombolytic
Literary usage of Thrombolytic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Symposium on edited by Judith H. LaRosa, Michael J. Horan, Eugene R. Passamani (1996)
"The decision to administer a thrombolytic agent to patients greater than 65 years
of age and those with inferior myocardial infarction should rest on an ..."
2. Identifying Health Technologies That Work: Searching For Evidence by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The first of the thrombolytic trials, GISSI-1, compared streptokinase with ...
The emergence of new, expensive, bioengineered thrombolytic drugs on the ..."
3. Case Studies from the Quality Improvement Support System by David H. Gustafson (1998)
"Yes Prepare to give thrombolytic therapy* Did cardiologist _ return call within
J 0 min? Yes Phone consultation* Yes Give thrombolytic therapy No Wait for ..."
4. Tools For Evaluating Health Technologies: 5 Background Papers by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"All patients in ISIS-3 received thrombolytic drugs, with one-third of the study
participants randomly assigned to each agent. ..."
5. Tools for Evaluating Health Technologies: Five Background Papers by Edward M. Kennedy, Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1995)
"All patients in ISIS-3 received thrombolytic drags, with one-third of the study
participants randomly assigned to each agent. ..."
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