Meanings
nounapixaban (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn anticoagulant drug for the treatment of venous thromboembolic events.
The company also announced a partnership with Pfizer to develop and market the experimental product apixaban, also for blood clots.
2007 April 27, Stephanie Saul, “Bristol-Myers Removes ‘Interim’ From Chief’s Title”, in New York Times
Origin
From [Term?] + -xaban (“blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitor”).
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