rivaroxaban

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US/ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/

noun

An anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.

OriginLatin rīvārō →
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Meanings

nounrivaroxaban (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.

Origin

  1. Latinrīvārō
  2. Englishrivaroxaban

From rivaro- + -xaban (“blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitor”). The prefix is probably from Latin rīvārō, conjugation of rīvō (“to draw off, to withdraw”).

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APA

rivaroxaban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivaroxaban

MLA

“rivaroxaban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivaroxaban. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rivaroxaban,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivaroxaban.

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