# heparin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛp.ə.ɹɪn/ · frequency rank #45,422

## Definitions
1. A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

## Etymology
From Latin hepar (“liver”) + -in.

## Easily confused with
- **hepatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heparin-vs-hepatic)
- **hearn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hearn-vs-heparin)
- **hearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hearing-vs-heparin)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ehparin`, `heaprin`, `hepairn`, `heparinn`, `heparni`, `heparrin`, `hepparin`, `heprain`, `hheparin`, `hpearin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/heparin