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thrombolytic

/θrɒmbəˈlaɪtɪk/ adjective · British & US

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What does thrombolytic mean?

adjective

Relating to or causing the dissolution of blood clots.

Example

"The thrombolytic properties of the new medication were tested in clinical trials."

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Words that share this root

lysis lytic lysine lysin

What's another word for thrombolytic?

fibrinolytic hemolytic coagulolytic lytic proteolytic

What's the opposite of thrombolytic?

coagulative aggregative

Rhymes with thrombolytic

lytic mythic slytic ytic