heparinize

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verb

To treat with heparin, especially so as to prevent coagulation.

OriginEnglish heparin ← Latin hepar ← Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) →
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Meanings

verbheparinize (third-person singular simple present heparinizes, present participle heparinizing, simple past and past participle heparinized)

present singular third person heparinizes · participle present heparinizing · participle past heparinized · past heparinized · alternative heparinise

  1. transitivemedicineTo treat with heparin, especially so as to prevent coagulation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  4. Ancient Greekἧπαρ (hêpar)
  5. Latinhepar
  6. Englishheparin
  7. Englishheparinize

From heparin + -ize.

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Translations

Portuguese heparinizar
  • heparinizarto treat with heparin
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APA

heparinize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heparinize

MLA

“heparinize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heparinize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heparinize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heparinize.

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