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dicumarol

dicumarol

9.9
A medicine formerly used to stop blood from forming clots
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪkjuˌmɛrɒl/
  • Archaic
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  • Researchers studied the efficacy of dicumarol in treating patients at risk of thrombosis.

Examples

  • The use of dicumarol as a blood-thinning agent declined after the introduction of safer alternatives.

  • Some early anticoagulant therapies included dicumarol, but it was later replaced due to safety concerns.

  • The doctor prescribed dicumarol for my condition.

  • Many patients were once treated with dicumarol.

  • Doctors used dicumarol to prevent blood clots in patients after surgery.

  • Before warfarin became common, dicumarol was the main anticoagulant prescribed for heart patients.

  • The medication dicumarol was important in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.

Synonyms

anticoagulant
vsdicumarol
  • Specialized
8 5.6

A medicine that slows or stops blood from forming clots

is a specific older drug used historically and later replaced by another
dicoumarin
vsdicumarol
  • Specialized
9.9

A chemical that prevents blood from clotting and is used as a medicine

is an older clinical medicine now largely replaced by another drug
anticoagulant medication
vsdicumarol
  • Specialized
4.2

A medicine that stops or slows blood from forming clots

is a particular older medicine that was largely replaced by a newer one
decoagulant
vsdicumarol
  • Specialized
8.7

A substance that stops or slows blood from forming clots

refers to a specific old medicine that was largely replaced by a later treatment

Surface Forms

dicumarol singular
dicumarols plural

Etymology

Dicumarol comes from the parts di- ('two') and coumarin, a plant chemical found in sweet clover. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'double' form of coumarin that was found when spoiled clover made animals bleed, so dicumarol became the name for an early blood-thinning drug.