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coagulum

[ koh-ag-yuh-luh m ]
/ koʊˈæg yə ləm /
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noun, plural co·ag·u·la [koh-ag-yuh-luh] /koʊˈæg yə lə/.

any coagulated mass; precipitate; clump; clot.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

coagulation, coagulation factor, coagulation necrosis, coagulative, coagulopathy, coagulum, coahuila, coak, coal, coal ball, coal car

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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British Dictionary definitions for coagula

coagulum

/ (kəʊˈæɡjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

any coagulated mass; clot; curd

Word Origin for coagulum

C17: from Latin: curdling agent; see coagulate
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Medicine definitions for coagula

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.
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