Anticoagulation

/ˌæn.tiˌkoʊ.æɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun

The process or state of preventing blood coagulation; medical treatment using anticoagulants.

From 'anti-' (against) + 'coagulation' (clotting) + nominal '-ion'. Medical term that emerged with systematic anticoagulant therapy.

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