warfarin

plural warfarins

1. countableuncountablemedicineA coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation

   In the case of pathological hypercoagulative conditions such as thrombosis and embolism, 4-hydroxycoumarin based oral anticoagulants, including warfarin as a well-known example, are administered to block the enzymatic function of VKORC1, effectively diminishing turnover of the vitamin K cycle.

   2015 July 29, Carville G. Bevans et al., “Phylogeny of the Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide Reductase (VKOR) Family and Evolutionary Relationship to the Disulfide Bond Formation Protein B (DsbB) Family”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

2. A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation:
   1. countableuncountablemedicineManufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.
   2. countableuncountablemedicineManufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide.