tissue plasminogen activator
- noun
- /ˈtɪʃu ˈplæzmɪnədʒən ˈæktɪveɪtər/
- Specialized
:
activador del plasminógeno tisular
- Patients with heart attacks often receive tissue plasminogen activators quickly.
Examples
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The doctor administered tissue plasminogen activator during the emergency.
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The doctors administered tissue plasminogen activator to dissolve the blood clot quickly.
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Early use of tissue plasminogen activator can significantly improve stroke outcomes.
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Researchers are studying new ways to deliver tissue plasminogen activator to patients more effectively.
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Doctors often use tissue plasminogen activator to help dissolve clots during a heart attack.
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In emergency rooms, tissue plasminogen activator is administered quickly to stroke patients to restore blood flow.
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The use of tissue plasminogen activator has been shown to significantly improve recovery after a heart attack.
Synonyms
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8.4
A medicine made by bacteria that breaks up blood clots
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7.7
A medicine that dissolves blood clots to treat heart attacks and strokes
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9.9
A natural protein made in the kidneys that helps break down blood clots
A substance made by the body that helps break down blood clots
A drug that breaks up blood clots to restore blood flow during a heart attack or stroke
Surface Forms
Morphology
tissue + plasminogen + activator
The phrase is compositionally built from its parts: 'tissue' + 'plasminogen' + 'activator' literally denotes an agent that activates plasminogen in or from tissue. Although it is a specialized medical term unfamiliar to many learners, the meaning is directly derivable from the constituent words and standard noun-compound structure, so someone who knows each component can infer its function.
Etymology
The medical name tissue plasminogen activator describes what it does: it helps a natural substance called plasminogen in body tissue 'turn on' and 'break down' a blood clot. That's why the drug is used to 'dissolve' clots quickly in heart attacks and strokes.