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thrombolytic

throm·bo·ly·tic

US/ˌθrɑmboʊˈlɪtɪk/ uncommon

noun

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a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle

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From thrombolysis + tic. By surface analysis, thrombo- + -lytic.

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