n. An anticoagulant medication that is used for the prophylaxis of thrombosis and embolism in many disorders.
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n. an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus
Word Usage
"The FDA also raised concerns about the safety of rivaroxaban, noting "an excess of strokes in the rivaroxaban arm during the transition from blinded study drug to open label warfarin at the end of the study.""