anticoagulating
|an-ti-co-ag-u-la-ting|
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/ˌæn.tiˈkoʊ.ə.ɡjʊ.leɪt/
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/ˌæn.tɪˈkəʊ.ə.ɡjʊ.leɪt/
(anticoagulate)
prevent clotting
Etymology
'anticoagulate' originates from a modern English/Neo-Latin formation combining the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek, meaning 'against') and the verb 'coagulate' which comes from Latin 'coagulare' (meaning 'to curdle, congeal').
'coagulate' derived from Latin 'coagulare' (past participle 'coagulatus') and Medieval/Neo-Latin forms; in modern medical English it combined with the productive prefix 'anti-' to form 'anticoagulate' and related forms such as 'anticoagulating'.
Initially related to 'curdling' or 'congealing' (from Latin), the combined form came to mean 'to prevent or reverse coagulation' and is now used primarily in medical contexts to mean 'prevent clotting (especially of blood)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or process of preventing coagulation (gerundial use of 'anticoagulate'): e.g., the anticoagulating of blood during a procedure.
Anticoagulating during the operation is essential to avoid dangerous clots.
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Verb 1
present-participle (or gerund) form of 'anticoagulate': performing the action of preventing or inhibiting coagulation (especially of blood); causing a fluid not to clot.
The drug is anticoagulating the patient's blood to reduce the risk of thrombosis.
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Last updated: 2025/08/29 14:03