Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tissue_plasminogen_activator

1 sense of tissue plasminogen activator

Sense 1
tissue plasminogen activator, Activase -- (a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction)
       => thrombolytic, thrombolytic agent, clot buster -- (a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle)