fondaparinux
English
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Etymology
[edit]From fonda- (of unknown origin) + -parinux (“synthetic heparinoid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɑn.dəˈpɛɹ.ɪˌnʌks/
Noun
[edit]fondaparinux (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An anticoagulant medication chemically related to low-molecular-weight heparins.
- 2013 July 9, J Hsieh et al., “Cerebral venous thrombosis due to cryptogenic organising pneumopathy with antiphospholipid syndrome worsened by heparin-induced thrombocytopenia”, in BMJ Case Reports[1], volume 2013, :
- Moreover, we provide here additional positive experience in the treatment of both, CVT and HIT, by fondaparinux with bridging to warfarin given their successful evolution under this anticoagulant option.