Which term refers to a medicine that prevents blood from clotting?

Which term refers to a medicine that prevents blood from clotting?

• A. Nebulizer
• B. Aplastic anemia
• C. Anticoagulant
• D. Bronchorrhea

Answer: (C)

An anticoagulant is a medicine that prevents blood from clotting. These drugs interfere with the body's coagulation cascade or affect platelet function, reducing the blood’s ability to form clots. They’re used to prevent or treat conditions where clots could cause serious problems, such as stroke, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism. The other options don’t describe a drug that reduces clotting: a nebulizer is a device for delivering inhaled medicines, aplastic anemia is a bone marrow failure condition, and bronchorrhea means excessive mucus in the airways.

An anticoagulant is a medicine that prevents blood from clotting. These drugs interfere with the body's coagulation cascade or affect platelet function, reducing the blood’s ability to form clots. They’re used to prevent or treat conditions where clots could cause serious problems, such as stroke, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism.

The other options don’t describe a drug that reduces clotting: a nebulizer is a device for delivering inhaled medicines, aplastic anemia is a bone marrow failure condition, and bronchorrhea means excessive mucus in the airways.