noun
- Proteins that inhibit or prevent the formation of blood clots by neutralizing thrombin and other clotting factors.
Usage: medical/scientific term; plural form of antithrombin; commonly used in clinical and pharmaceutical contexts
Examples
- Antithrombins are naturally occurring proteins that help prevent excessive blood clotting.
- The patient's antithrombin levels were tested to assess clotting risk.
- Antithrombin III is one of the most important antithrombins in the human body.
- Deficiency in antithrombins can lead to increased risk of thrombosis.
- Doctors monitor antithrombin activity in patients on anticoagulant therapy.
- Antithrombins work by binding to and inactivating thrombin molecules.