See Also: Blood Thinners (anticoagulants)(health)
Lupus anticoagulants(medicine)
piriformis(medicine)
musculus piriformis(medicine)
recessus piriformis(medicine)
apertura piriformis(medicine)
Piriformis Syndrome(health)
bursa of the piriformis muscle(medicine)
bursa musculi piriformis(medicine)
Dells Area Health Center Avera Health(health)

Blood Thinners (anticoagulants) (health) and piriformis (medicine)


Blood Thinners (anticoagulants) (health)


Medicine used to prevent clots from forming or getting larger. Heparin is generally given through the vein and Coumadin (warfarin) by mouth.





piriformis (medicine)


piriformis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, margins of pelvic sacral foramina and greater sciatic notch of ilium; insertion, upper border of greater trochanter; action, rotates thigh laterally; nerve supply, nerve to piriformis (sciatic plexus).

Synonym: musculus piriformis, musculus pyriformis, piriform muscle.