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Definition of Warfarin

1. Noun. An anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus.

Definition of Warfarin

1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) An anticoagulant medication that is used for the prophylaxis of thrombosis and embolism in many disorders. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Warfarin

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Warfarin

1. Synthetic inhibitor of prothrombin activation and therefore an inhibitor of blood clotting. Also used as a rat poison. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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