coagulum /co·ag·u·lum/ (ko-ag´u-lum) pl. coa´gula [L.] clot (1).
clot [klot]
co·ag·u·lum (k - g y -lm)n. pl. co·ag·u·la (-l ) 1. A clot; a curd. 2. A soft insoluble mass formed when a sol or liquid is coagulated. |
clot [klot]
1. a semisolidified mass, as of blood or lymph; called also coagulum.
blood clot a coagulum in the blood stream formed of an aggregation of blood factors, primarily platelets, and fibrin with entrapment of cellular elements; see also thrombus. Some authorities differentiate thrombus formation from simple coagulation or clot formation. Called also cruor.
coagulum
pl. coagula [L.] a clot.
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