conglutinant

[ kuh n-gloot-n-uh nt, kuh ng- ]

/ kənˈglut n ənt, kəŋ- /

adjective Medicine/Medical.

promoting the union of a wound's edges.

Nearby words

conglobe, conglomerate, conglomerateur, conglomeration, conglomeratize, conglutinant, conglutinate, conglutination, congo, congo basin, congo color

Origin of conglutinant

1820–30; < Latin conglūtinant-, stem of conglūtināns, present participle of conglūtināre to make cohere; see conglutinate

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British Dictionary definitions for conglutinant

conglutinant

/ (kənˈɡluːtɪnənt) /

adjective

obsolete (of the edges of a wound or fracture) promoting union; adhesive

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Medicine definitions for conglutinant

conglutinant

[ kən-glōōt′n-ənt, kŏn- ]

adj.

Promoting union, as of the edges of a wound.

Relating to or characterizing the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.