heparin

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛpərɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hep′ə rin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hep•a•rin  (hep′ə rin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biochemistrya polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, esp. the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
  2. Drugs[Pharm.]a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the liver and lungs of domesticated food animals, that when injected into the blood prevents coagulation: used chiefly in the treatment of thrombosis.
  • Greek hêpar the liver + -in2
  • 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heparin /ˈhɛpərɪn/ n
  1. a polysaccharide, containing sulphate groups, present in most body tissues: an anticoagulant used in the treatment of thrombosis
Etymology: 20th Century: from Greek hēpar the liver + -inˈheparinˌoid adj
'heparin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mast cell - anticoagulant

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