antiplatelet
American Heritage Dictionary:
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an·ti·plate·let
(ăn'tē-plāt'lĭt, ăn'tī-) 
adj.
Acting against or destroying blood platelets.
adj.
Acting against or destroying blood platelets.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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antiplatelet
Directed against or destructive to blood platelets; inhibiting platelet function.
- a. antibody — autoantibody against platelets, the cause of immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. Detected by the platelet factor 3 release test.
- a. drugs — the prevention of thromboembolic disorders in animals is limited mainly to the treatment of cats with arterial thromboembolism and dogs with heartworms. Platelet aggregation may be impeded by treatment with aspirin, dipyrimadole, sulfinpyrazone or propranolol.
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