coagulation

American  

[koh-ag-yuh-lay-shuhn] / koʊˌæg yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

coagulations

1. the process of coagulating into a thickened mass or clot, such as of blood or cream.

2. Physical Chemistry. the flocculation of colloidal particles into tuftlike masses through the addition of an electrolyte to an electrostatic colloid.

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coagulation Scientific  

/ kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən /

1. The process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid state by a series of chemical reactions, especially the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.

2. See more at clot

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Other Word Forms

• anticoagulation noun
• hypercoagulation noun
• hypocoagulation noun

Example Sentences

During the first month after transplantation, the pig liver graft performed well, producing bile and generating coagulation factors without signs of hyperacute or acute rejection.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Across the island, seventeen reservoirs catch and store rainwater, which is treated through a series of chemical coagulation, rapid gravity filtration and disinfection.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a state in which the complex processes of blood clotting run amok.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

“That risk reduction varies by organ system, and it has the most effect on lung and coagulation problems with blood clotting.”

From Science Magazine • Sep. 8, 2023

This fibrillation of mucus is regarded as the result of a coagulation of its mucin, previously held in solution by an alkali.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various