heparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin

a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis

• anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant — medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
• polysaccharide, polyose — any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules