(v. t.) To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical reaction; to curdle; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg.
(v. i.) To undergo coagulation.
Example Sentences:
(1) This study compared the non-invasive vascular profiles, coagulation tests, and rheological profiles of 46 consecutive cases of low-tension glaucoma with 69 similarly unselected cases of high-tension glaucoma and 47 age-matched controls.
(2) The authors conclude that during the infusion of 5-FU, the rise in FpA activation and reduction in PCa as compared to PCag are compatible with activation of coagulation.
(3) A newborn presenting with persistent umbilical stump bleeding should be screened for factor XIII deficiency when routine coagulation tests prove normal.
(4) It is clear from the data reported here that when used in combination with DEF heparin should be administered at low doses and the coagulation parameters carefully followed.
(5) Erythrocyte filterability, blood viscosity, changes in the blood picture, and three blood coagulation factors (antithrombin III, protein C, and fibrin monomers) were investigated.
(6) Concanavalin A (con A) is a potent inhibitor of coagulant activity of native tissue factor.
(7) On the other hand, the injection of minute quantities of endotoxin into PbAc(2)-sensitized rats invariably resulted in disseminated intravascular coagulation, apparently via a complete activation of the intrinsic pathway.
(8) The Nd-Yag-Laser seems to be a useful device in transsphenoidal surgery due to its potent coagulation effect and comfortable handling.
(9) The efforts to identify the initiating reactions of the blood coagulation process have not been unambiguously successful.
(10) Antibodies against factor VIII collected from six patients were studied for their effect on factor-VIII coagulant activity, Willebrand factor activity (WF) and factor-VIII-related antigen.
(11) Fibrinolysis seems to be enhanced in a subset of cancer patients in contrast to blood coagulation.
(12) Occasionally, these aggregates coagulate and contract into a dense gel in the absence of MgATP or CaATP.
(13) The ideal prophylaxis should compensate for the undesired effects of an operation or injury on the coagulation system, without subjecting the patient to the danger of elevated tendency to bleed.
(14) Endoscopic coagulation is a useful adjunct in the treatment of this condition, and is safe, effective, and leaves other options open.
(15) An inhibitor of blood coagulation was detected in 12 patients, and von Willebrand's syndrome was observed in two others.
(16) The activity was not due to plasmin, contact activation, or coagulation factors, since it was fully generated in plasminogen-depleted, factors XII, XI, VII deficient, and prekallikrein-deficient plasmas.
(17) The effects of fetal acidosis (mean pH 6.93) on fetal and maternal blood coagulation were measured.
(18) Systemic blood coagulation was unaffected by single 10000 U doses of heparin administered intraperitoneally in that plasma A-PTT values were not lengthened when measured over the ensuing six hours.
(19) The influence of aztreonam (AZT), a new monobactam antibiotic, on blood coagulation was compared with latamoxef (LMOX), cefoperazon (CPZ), cefotetan (CTT) and ampicillin (ABPC).
(20) After tubal coagulation reversal, these figures were 57% and 6% respectively.
Curd
Definition:
(n.) The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese.
(n.) The coagulated part of any liquid.
(n.) The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower.
(v. t.) To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
(v. i.) To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey
Example Sentences:
(1) In respective curds 35.6, 47.1 and 57.7% of Aflatoxin M1 are recovered and 64.4, 52.9 and 42.3% in respective whey.
(2) Cases tended to consume slightly more rice, but less protein-rich foods (i.e., bean curd, meat, eggs) and vegetables than did controls.
(3) It is suggested that this carbohydrate facilitates the adhesion of starter bacteria to the cheese-curd matrix and that during the initial stages of syneresis this serves to prevent their expulsion from the curd with the whey.
(4) When the curd was heated gradually to attain the cooking temperature (50 degrees C), numbers of L. monocytogenes increased by approximately 40 to 45% over those in inoculated milk.
(5) This result was confirmed by radioimmunoassay of dry curd cottage cheese and whey.
(6) The reduced pH of cheese curd, which reaches 4.5 to 5.2, depending on the variety, affects at least the following characteristics of curd and cheese: syneresis (and hence cheese composition), retention of calcium (which affects cheese texture), retention and activity of coagulant (which influences the extent and type of proteolysis during ripening), the growth of contaminating bacteria.
(7) This is a Bakewell tart, but with coconut frangipane and lemon curd instead of the usual sponge and raspberry jam.
(8) These results suggested the binding sites, or DPH-sensitive, or L-type, calcium channels in curde membranes from rat cardiac muscle and whole brain are directly or indirectly modulated by endogenous GTP-binding protein, but not by various endogenous protein kinases in these crude membranes.
(9) Lemon curd Most lemon curd recipes call for at least one whole egg.
(10) The separated milk whey and curd were hydrolyzed by acid or alkali and each lipid extract was subjected to HPLC analysis.
(11) The home remedies tried by mothers were, isabgol husk with curd (30.55%), ghee with tea (28.70%) water boiled with mint leaves (25.92%), local ghutti (22.22%) and unripe mango juice (16.66%).
(12) "Trying to control all the variables – the temperature, the milk, the pH, the time you cut the curds – becomes mindboggling.
(13) Four Holstein male calves each were fitted with a reentrant duodenal cannula and fed a low heat milk replacer with or without an oxalate-NaOH buffer known to prevent curd formation in the abomasum.
(14) Milk containing L. monocytogenes was coagulated with gluconic acid, HCl, or rennet, and cottage cheese curd was prepared.
(15) However, milk coagulated enzymatically and the curd shrinkage was related to salt-dependent acidity.
(16) Most of the curd samples showed a positive phosphatase test, indicating production from raw milk.
(17) 3 Fill the pancake with spoonful of passionfruit curd, spreading it out roughly, and top with a dollop of chocolate mixture.
(18) On the other hand, the mutagen-negative diet was significantly frequent in fresh vegetables, cooked potatoes, cooked carrots, milk, bean curd, devils' tongue and confections.
(19) Fungal species which can cause thread mould defects were also found in the cheese factory environment, on cheesemaking equipment, in air, and in curd and whey, providing a wide range of potential sources of contamination.
(20) The milk products studied were: raw fresh milk, nonfat milk, full fat dried milk "Vitalact 1" and dietetic curds.