blood thinner
noun
: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood
blood-thinning
ˈbləd-ˌthi-niŋ 
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Right now, for example, the blood thinner Eliquis, used by 2.6 million Medicare recipients at a yearly cost of nearly $10 billion, would likely be at the top of that list. 
Amanda Seitz, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 Right now, for example, the blood thinner Eliquis, used by 2.6 million Medicare recipients at a yearly cost of nearly $10 billion, would likely be at the top of that list. Amanda Seitz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 SVB Securities pointed to the blood thinner Eliquis, the cancer medication Imbruvica and the drug Ozempic, which is given to manage diabetes and obesity, as three of the first likely targets for negotiation. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Trapp, 57, takes Xarelto, a blood thinner medication that, with Medicare, has an out-of-pocket cost of around $90 for a 90-day supply. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Global sales of the breast-cancer drug Ibrance were down 6% from a year ago to $1.4 billion, and arthritis drug Xeljanz sales were down 27% to $430 million, while those of blood thinner Eliquis were up 18% to roughly $1.5 billion. Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Twice-daily injections of a blood thinner took care of Colton's blood clot. Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 His doctor began treating the man with a blood thinner, 15 mg of rivaroxaban two times a day. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 With too much blood thinner, patients can bleed to death. Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2021 See More
Amanda Seitz, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 Right now, for example, the blood thinner Eliquis, used by 2.6 million Medicare recipients at a yearly cost of nearly $10 billion, would likely be at the top of that list. Amanda Seitz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 SVB Securities pointed to the blood thinner Eliquis, the cancer medication Imbruvica and the drug Ozempic, which is given to manage diabetes and obesity, as three of the first likely targets for negotiation. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Trapp, 57, takes Xarelto, a blood thinner medication that, with Medicare, has an out-of-pocket cost of around $90 for a 90-day supply. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Global sales of the breast-cancer drug Ibrance were down 6% from a year ago to $1.4 billion, and arthritis drug Xeljanz sales were down 27% to $430 million, while those of blood thinner Eliquis were up 18% to roughly $1.5 billion. Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Twice-daily injections of a blood thinner took care of Colton's blood clot. Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 His doctor began treating the man with a blood thinner, 15 mg of rivaroxaban two times a day. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 With too much blood thinner, patients can bleed to death. Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
blood thinner
noun
blood thin·ner -ˌthin-ər
: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood