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.

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

Words nearby coagulum

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

Words related to coagulum

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

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British Dictionary definitions for coagulum

coagulum
/ (kəʊˈæɡjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

any coagulated mass; clot; curd

Word Origin for coagulum

C17: from Latin: curdling agent; see coagulate

Medical definitions for coagulum

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.