na-adjective
anticoagulation; anticoagulant
Medical term referring to the prevention of blood clotting. Often used attributively as a noun modifier (e.g., 抗凝固薬, 抗凝固療法).
この薬には抗凝固作用があります。
This medicine has an anticoagulant effect.
抗凝固療法を受けている患者は出血に注意が必要だ。
Patients receiving anticoagulation therapy need to be careful about bleeding.
抗血小板 refers specifically to antiplatelet agents, a subset of anticoagulants that target platelets rather than the coagulation cascade.
Compound of 抗 (anti-) and 凝固 (coagulation). A modern medical term formed from Sino-Japanese roots.