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co·ag·u·lant
/ kōˈagyələnt/
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n.
a substance that causes blood or another liquid to coagulate.
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Coagulation Disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Coagulation disorders Definition Coagulation disorders (coagulopathies) are disruptions in the body...designed to prevent blood loss. The most commonly known coagulation disorder is hemophilia , a condition in which a critical...
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Description This condition...both. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) occurs mainly within the...that activate, in some way, the coagulation system. Causes Disseminated intravascular...
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coagulation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
coagulation , the collecting into a mass of minute particles of a solid dispersed...coagulated by heating. The clotting of blood is another example of coagulation. Coagulation usually involves a chemical reaction. Lyophobic particles (see...
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blood coagulation
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
blood coagulation ( blood clotting ) n. the process...interaction of a variety of substances (see coagulation factors ) and leads to the production...the insoluble protein fibrin. Blood coagulation is an essential mechanism for the arrest...
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coagulation factors
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
coagulation factors ( clotting factors ) pl. n. a group of...blood from a liquid to a solid state (see blood coagulation ). Although they have specific names, most coagulation factors are referred to by an agreed set of Roman...
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