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A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
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coagulum
Word definitions for coagulum in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid [syn: clot ] [also: coagula (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A mass of coagulated material; a clot or curd
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Coagulum \Co*ag"u*lum\, n.; pl. Coagula . [L. See Coagulate , a.] The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of coagulum.
At the postmortem the cicatrix in the chest was plainly visible, and in the ascending aorta there was seen a wound, directly in the track of the knife, which was of irregular border and was occupied by a firm coagulum of blood.
Fatal hemorrhage had been avoided in this case by the formation of coagulum in the wound during the syncope immediately following the stab, possibly aided by extended exposure to cold.
The hemorrhage was profuse, but ceased spontaneously by the formation of coagulum over the mouth of the divided vessels.
The powder dries the surface and favors the speedy formation of a coagulum, or clotted covering, which effectually checks any further hemorrhage.
It was then that the coagulum resolved itself into the ghostly figure of a man, clear as aspic, curled up in foetal position.
In cases of hospital gangrene of the extremities, and in cases of gangrene of the intestines, heart clots and fibrous coagula were universally present.
In cases of hospital gangrene of the extremities, and in cases of gangrene of the intestines, heart-clots and firm coagula were universally present.
The patients of his colleague did well, except one, where he assisted to remove some coagula from the uterus.