antithrombin
noun
an·ti·throm·bin
ˌan-tē-ˈthräm-bən 
ˌan-ˌtī-
: any of a group of substances that inhibit blood clotting by inactivating thrombin
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Doctors use a protein called antithrombin to treat a rare genetic disorder that causes dangerous blood clotting, but that molecule is in very short supply.
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Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2009
Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2009
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antithrombin
noun
an·ti·throm·bin
-ˈthräm-bən
: any of a group of substances in blood that inhibit blood clotting by inactivating thrombin compare antiprothrombin, heparin
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