DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
heparin
/'hɛpərɪn/ · hɛpərɪn
Heparin has 3 syllables: hep · a · rin.
hep
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a
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rin
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noun. A polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery.
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