THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombolytic therapy mean? 

• THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY (noun)
  The noun THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY has 1 sense:

1. therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot

  Familiarity information: THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY (noun)

Meaning:

Therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("thrombolytic therapy" is a kind of...):

therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))