noun
- A synthetic anticoagulant drug used to prevent blood clots and treat thrombosis.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; also spelled dicumarol; largely replaced by warfarin in modern practice
Examples
- Dicoumarol was one of the first oral anticoagulants developed for clinical use.
- The patient was prescribed dicoumarol to reduce the risk of stroke.
- Dicoumarol works by inhibiting vitamin K-dependent clotting factors.
- Before warfarin became standard, dicoumarol was commonly used in anticoagulation therapy.