aprotinin /apro·ti·nin/ (ap″ro-ti´nin) an inhibitor of proteolytic enzymes used to reduce perioperative blood loss in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass during coronary artery bypass graft.
aprotinin
aprotinin (āprō´t
nin),
a·pro·ti·nin ( -pr t n- n,  -prt-)n. A natural polypeptide and protease inhibitor that affects blood clotting and is used during high-risk surgery, such as cardiopulmonary bypass, to reduce bleeding. |
aprotinin
[ap′ro-ti′nin]
an inhibitor of proteolytic enzymes, used as an antihemorrhagic to reduce perioperative blood loss in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass during coronary artery bypass graft; administered intravenously.
aprotinin (āprō´t
nin),n a protease and kallikrein inhibitor useful in the treatment of pancreatitis.
aprotinin
a polyvalent kallikrein-trypsin inhibitor extracted from bovine mast cells; used therapeutically to inhibit fibrinolysis and in the laboratory as a preservative in plasma samples.
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