Monoclonal antibody with antithrombotic properties used for the prevention and treatment of arterial occlusive disorders.
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ab·cix·i·mab .ab-'sik-si-mab, -sē- n a powerful anticlotting drug that inhibits platelet aggregation by binding to a glycoprotein receptor on human platelets and that consists of the Fab fragment from a chimeric monoclonal antibody prepared from humans and mice see reopro
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ab·cix·i·mab (ab-sikґsĭ-mab) a human-murine monoclonal antibody Fab fragment that inhibits the aggregation of platelets, used as an antithrombotic in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; administered by intravenous infusion.Medical dictionary. 2011.