Meanings
adjectivethrombolytic (comparative more thrombolytic, superlative most thrombolytic)
comparative more thrombolytic · superlative most thrombolytic
- medicineOf, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis.
nounthrombolytic (plural thrombolytics)
plural thrombolytics
- medicineAny drug that causes thrombolysis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle
Similar
thrombolytic agentclot buster
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From thrombolysis + tic. By surface analysis, thrombo- + -lytic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Icelandic segaleysingar-, segaleysandi
- segaleysingar-of or pertaining to thrombolysis
- segaleysandicausing thrombolysis
- segaleysandi lyfdrug that causes thrombolysis
Portuguese trombolítico, trombolítico
- trombolíticoof or pertaining to thrombolysis
- trombolíticodrug that causes thrombolysis
Spanish trombolítico
- trombolíticodrug that causes thrombolysis
Cite this entry
APA
thrombolytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombolytic
MLA
“thrombolytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombolytic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrombolytic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombolytic.
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