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nounSynonym of anticoagulant.
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By analogy with the idea of thinning liquids such as soup or paint (e.g., paint thinner), although the name is a misnomer in that these medications do not reduce the blood's viscosity but rather inhibit its clotting.
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Chinese Mandarin 血液稀釋劑 /血液稀释剂
- 血液稀釋劑 /血液稀释剂 (xuèyè xīshìjì)drugs which reduce clotting
Dutch bloedverdunner
- bloedverdunnerdrugs which reduce clotting
Finnish verenohennuslääke
- verenohennuslääkedrugs which reduce clotting
French anticoagulant
- anticoagulantdrugs which reduce clotting
Hungarian vérhígító
- vérhígítódrugs which reduce clotting
Polish antykoagulant, lek przeciwzakrzepowy
- antykoagulantdrugs which reduce clotting
- lek przeciwzakrzepowydrugs which reduce clotting
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blood thinner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20thinner
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“blood thinner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20thinner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blood thinner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20thinner.
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