adj. describing an agent that breaks up blood clots (thrombi). Thrombolytic drugs are used to unblock arteries in the treatment of myocardial infarction. See fibrinolytic; tissue-type plasminogen activator.
These are compounds with the property of breaking up blood clots in the circulatory system (see BLOOD CLOT; THROMBUS; THROMBOSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC DRUGS).... thrombolytic agents
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