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Antithrombotic vs Anticoagulant - What's the difference?

antithrombotic | anticoagulant |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between antithrombotic and anticoagulant

is that antithrombotic is (medicine) any drug having this property while anticoagulant is (medicine) a substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.

As adjectives the difference between antithrombotic and anticoagulant

is that antithrombotic is (medicine) that inhibits the formation of thrombi while anticoagulant is acting as an anticoagulant.

As nouns the difference between antithrombotic and anticoagulant

is that antithrombotic is (medicine) any drug having this property while anticoagulant is (medicine) a substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.

antithrombotic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) That inhibits the formation of thrombi

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) Any drug having this property

    • anticoagulant

    English

    (wikipedia anticoagulant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.

    • Antonyms

    * coagulant

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acting as an anticoagulant.