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Definition of Anticoagulation
1. Noun. The administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood.
Definition of Anticoagulation
1. Adjective. (medicine) Acting to combat or prevent coagulation of blood ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anticoagulation
Literary usage of Anticoagulation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/Health Care Partnership by Proctor P. Reid, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2005)
"We applied this concept to the management of anticoagulation. ... Currently physicians
try to manage patients undergoing anticoagulation by trying to ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"To investigate the efficacy of anticoagulation in preventing continuing thrombosis,
we prospectively evaluated 24 patients with acute deep venous thrombosis ..."
3. Case Studies from the Quality Improvement Support System by David H. Gustafson (1998)
"anticoagulation levels of patients on Coumadin are monitored by measuring the
amount of ... Two of these patients had prior adverse anticoagulation effects, ..."
4. Medicare Reimbursement & the Quality of Hospital Care by Michael J. McGinty (1994)
"Heparin anticoagulation may be effective in halting the progression of the
thrombotic process in patients with a stroke-in-evolution, but once the stroke is ..."
5. Smart Prosthetics: Task Group Summaries by National Academies Press, National Academies Press (COR), National Academies (U.S., Conference, Keck Futures Initiative (2007)
"Implantations of animal tissue or xenograft valves avoid the need for anticoagulation
but do not resolve this dilemma. Tissue valves are prone to premature ..."
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