thrombolytic
1 of 2adjective
throm·bo·lyt·ic ˌthräm-bə-ˈli-tik 
: destroying or breaking up a thrombus
a thrombolytic agent
thrombolytic therapy
thrombolysis
ˌthräm-ˈbä-lə-səs
noun thrombolytic
2 of 2noun
: a thrombolytic drug : clot-buster
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Mark Prather, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021 Other people were tinkering with different drugs in this class, called thrombolytics. Karen Weintraub, STAT, 6 Apr. 2018
Noun
They would then be hustled off for a brain CT scan, a requirement before the thrombolytic could be administered. Mark Prather, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021 Other people were tinkering with different drugs in this class, called thrombolytics. Karen Weintraub, STAT, 6 Apr. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1914, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1965, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
thrombolytic 1 of 2
adjective
throm·bo·lyt·ic ˌthräm-bə-ˈlit-ik
: destroying or breaking up a thrombus
a thrombolytic agent
thrombolytic therapy
thrombolytic
2 of 2noun
: a thrombolytic drug (as streptokinase or urokinase) : clot-buster
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