heparin

English

Etymology

From Latin hepar (“liver”) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛp.ə.ɹɪn/

Noun

heparin (countable and uncountable, plural heparins)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

Derived terms

• heparinate
• heparinated
• heparinize
• heparinized
• -parin

Related terms

• heparan

Translations

a glycosaminoglycan

• Catalan: heparina f
• French: héparine (fr) f
• German: Heparin n
• Italian: eparina (it) f
• Persian: هپارین (hepârin)
• Polish: heparyna (pl) f
• Portuguese: heparina f
• Russian: гепари́н (ru) m (geparín)
• Spanish: heparina f

References

• “heparin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “heparin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• -phrenia, Phairen, Riphean