coagulum

[koh-ag-yuh-luh m]

noun, plural co·ag·u·la

[koh-ag-yuh-luh] /koʊˈæg yə lə/.

any coagulated mass; precipitate; clump; clot.

Origin of coagulum

1650–60; < Latin: that which binds together or coagulates, rennet, equivalent to co- co- + āg-, combining form, in noun derivation, of agere to drive, do (see ambages, indagate) + -ulum -ule; compare cōgere to make congeal, literally, to drive together; see cogent

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Related Words for coagula

clump, lump, set, battery, cluster, array, thickness, bunch, group, gob, precipitate, body, glob, consolidation, bundle, bulk, occlusion, batch, embolism, grume

Examples from the Web for coagula

Historical Examples of coagula

The coagula were numerous, and the superficial ones, quite hard and cartilaginous.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826
Various
Both above and below this, for several inches, the vein was filled with coagula, which effectually obliterated it.
On the origin of inflammation of the veins
Henry Lee
The true explanation of the way in which coagula form round pus in the veins has already been given.
On the origin of inflammation of the veins
Henry Lee
If examined, the uterine veins will be found filled with coagula for some distance.
On the origin of inflammation of the veins
Henry Lee
Care must be taken lest it be closed up by coagula during the first hour or two after the operation.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery
Joseph Bell

British Dictionary definitions for coagula

coagulum

noun plural -la (-lə)

any coagulated mass; clot; curd

Word Origin for coagulum

C17: from Latin: curdling agent; see coagulate

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coagula in Medicine

coagulum

[kō-ăg′yə-ləm]

n. pl. co•ag•u•la (-lə)

A clot; a curd.
A soft insoluble mass formed when a sol or liquid is coagulated.