Coagulation

Word COAGULATION
Character 11
Hyphenation co ag u la tion
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Coagulation"

What do we mean by coagulation?

The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)

The process by which blood forms solid clots.

Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).

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The word "coagulation" in example sentences

The flurry of interest reflects increasing understanding of what doctors call the coagulation cascade, the system that causes clots to form to stop bleeding in the face of injury but can lead to heart attacks, strokes and clots in the legs or lungs when triggered by disease processes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This remarkable process is known as coagulation, or the clotting of blood; and the liquid which separates from the clot is called serum. ❋ Albert F. Blaisdell (N/A)

In addition, most aerosols collide and combine with other particles long before reaching the size of a cloud condensation nucleus-a process called "coagulation." ❋ Scott K. Johnson (2011)

A complication soon arose in that at the amount necessary for keeping the grains suspended between the two waters, almost all these substances agglutinated the grains into bunches of grapes, showing thus in the nicest way possible the phenomenon of coagulation which is not easy to obtain on ordinary suspensions or colloidal solutions (of ultramicroscopic grains). ❋ Unknown (1965)

It aids digestion, controls iron uptake and synthesizes vital proteins such as coagulation factors. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Could the different rims that grow at different pressures act like blood platelets and affect the "coagulation" of the magma? ❋ Unknown (2009)

"There is reason to wonder how the use of an obscure recombinant coagulation factor marketed exclusively to hematologists came to be used so widely by cardiac surgeons, neurologists and trauma specialists," they said. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

In fact, coagulation of complex cells into cooperative communities was such a winning strategy that it evolved several times. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)

Many veterinarians also recommend a coagulation test to detect serious bleeding tendencies that result from damage to the liver. ❋ Dr. Richard Palmquist (2010)

Success against clots that cause heart attacks and strokes requires finding a balance between keeping the blood thin enough to avoid coagulation and keeping it thick enough to prevent bleeding episodes. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

Notwithstanding the coagulation of everyday life, President Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by no fewer than four government ministers, popped into a high school earlier this month to talk about his all-time favorite films. ❋ Lennox Morrison (2010)

The drug, NovoSeven, is marketed by Novo Nordisk A/S of Denmark and is a bioengineered form of factor VIIa, a critical protein involved in the coagulation of blood. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

I wanted human blood in case there was a difference in coagulation or color. ❋ Gordy Grundy (2011)

The coagulation device will be used to block blood flow to the non-viable twin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Minimally invasive fetal surgery including fetoscopic laser photocoagulation, radio frequency ablation and/or bipolar cord coagulation, and thoracoamniotic and vesicoamniotic shunting ❋ Unknown (2010)

The entire selective bipolar cord coagulation procedure is performed using small, hollow needles called trochars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once the epidural has taken effect, her abdomen is prepped with an antibacterial solution and a trochar is placed into the amniotic space to allow the introduction of instruments, such as a small camera (fetoscope) and a coagulation device into the amniotic cavity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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