Meanings
nounanticoagulation (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineTreatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
The patient was given anticoagulation treatment.
1 more example
It was unlikely […], but if he had torn his aorta, anticoagulation could cause the patient to bleed to death.
2008 February 24, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “Patient Is a Virtue”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Englishcoagulation
- Englishanticoagulation
From anti- + coagulation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan anticoagulació
- anticoagulaciótreatment to prevent coagulation of blood
French anticoagulation
- anticoagulationtreatment to prevent coagulation of blood
Portuguese anticoagulação
- anticoagulaçãotreatment to prevent coagulation of blood
Spanish anticoagulación
- anticoagulacióntreatment to prevent coagulation of blood
Cite this entry
APA
anticoagulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticoagulation
MLA
“anticoagulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticoagulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticoagulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticoagulation.
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