Anticoagulants

/ˌæn.tiˌkoʊˈæɡ.jə.lənts/ noun

Plural of anticoagulant; drugs or substances that prevent blood clotting, used to treat strokes, heart attacks, and clotting disorders.

From 'anti-' (against) + 'coagulant' + plural '-s'. Medical terminology that developed with 20th-century pharmaceutical advances.

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