Medical Dictionary
anticoagulation
noun an·ti·co·ag·u·la·tion \-kō-ˌag-yə-ˈlā-shən\
Medical Definition of ANTICOAGULATION
: the process of hindering the clotting of blood especially by treatment with an anticoagulant
—an·ti·co·ag·u·late \-kō-ˈag-yə-ˌlāt\ transitive verb, an·ti·co·ag·u·lat·ed an·ti·co·ag·u·lat·ing
—an·ti·co·ag·u·la·to·ry \-yə-lə-ˌtōr-ē\ adjective
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