Phrase guide

blood thinner

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of anticoagulant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: anticoagulant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By analogy with the idea of thinning liquids such as soup or paint (e.g., paint thinner), although the name is a misnomer in that these medications do not reduce the blood's viscosity but rather inhibit its clotting.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 血液稀釋劑 /血液稀释剂 (xuèyè xīshìjì) — drugs which reduce clotting
  • Dutch: bloedverdunner — drugs which reduce clotting
  • Finnish: verenohennuslääke — drugs which reduce clotting
  • French: anticoagulant — drugs which reduce clotting
  • Hungarian: vérhígító — drugs which reduce clotting