Explore Heparin through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like polysaccharide or anticoagulant. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Heparin in a sentence
Heparin meaning
A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.
Synonyms of Heparin
Using Heparin
- The main meaning on this page is: A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.
- Useful related words include: lipo-hepin, liquaemin, polysaccharide, polyose.
Context around Heparin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heparin
- In this selection, "heparin" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tainted, contaminated, weight, drip, deep and molecules stand out and add context to how "heparin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2008 contaminated heparin from china and be given heparin didn t. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heparin" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heparin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Heparin is currently on the FDA’s drug shortage list. (10 words)
These lipid carriers helped deliver heparin deep inside the skin. (10 words)
With that knowledge, the researchers identified a molecule with a similar structure to these enzymes: a cheap, common blood-thinning medication called heparin. (23 words)
To further twist the knife in Jo’s side, her text warning Alex (Justin Chambers) that their young patient shouldn’t be given heparin didn’t go through — the kid’s been given a dosage that could threaten his life. (40 words)
So, there have been some more modern studies since the PEP study, which suggests it is as effective when you use it after low-molecular-weight heparin, when patients are discharged home, in preventing clot. (35 words)
Treatment strategies for brain hypoxia vary depending on the original cause of injury and may include anticoagulation with Warfarin or Heparin and Epinephrine and atropine to get the heart to resume pumping. (32 words)
Example sentences (10)
I told her: ‘I need to have a CAT scan of my lungs bilaterally, and then I need to be on my heparin drip,’” Serena recounted in a 2022 essay.
With that knowledge, the researchers identified a molecule with a similar structure to these enzymes: a cheap, common blood-thinning medication called heparin.
The most well-known instance of this affecting America occurred in 2008, when at least 81 Americans as a result of tainted heparin, a blood thinner, sourced from China.
By 2008, contaminated heparin from China was associated with the deaths of at least 81 people in the U.S., according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Heparin is currently on the FDA’s drug shortage list.
So, there have been some more modern studies since the PEP study, which suggests it is as effective when you use it after low-molecular-weight heparin, when patients are discharged home, in preventing clot.
These lipid carriers helped deliver heparin deep inside the skin.
They found, however, that once tested in human blood serum, the assembly of their initial molecules broke apart too quickly to usefully remove heparin molecules from the system.
To further twist the knife in Jo’s side, her text warning Alex (Justin Chambers) that their young patient shouldn’t be given heparin didn’t go through — the kid’s been given a dosage that could threaten his life.
Treatment strategies for brain hypoxia vary depending on the original cause of injury and may include anticoagulation with Warfarin or Heparin and Epinephrine and atropine to get the heart to resume pumping.