MEDICATION, CLOT-DISSOLVING


Meaning of MEDICATION, CLOT-DISSOLVING in English

Drugs used to dissolve blood clots. Agents such as plasminogen-activator (t-PA) and streptokinase that are effective in dissolving clots and re-opening arteries. Used, for example, in the treatment of heart attacks. Clot-dissolvers are also called thrombolytic agents.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.