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heparin definition

☆ hepa·rin (hep′ə rin)

noun

a substance found in the liver, that slows the clotting of blood: its sodium salt, taken from animals, is used in surgery and medicine

Etymology: Gr hēpar, the liver (see hepatic) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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