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TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tissue plasminogen activator mean?

• TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR (noun)
The noun TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR has 1 sense:

1. a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction

Familiarity information: TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR (noun)

Sense 1

tissue plasminogen activator ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Activase; tissue plasminogen activator

Hypernyms ("tissue plasminogen activator" is a kind of...):

clot buster; thrombolytic; thrombolytic agent (a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle)

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