(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.
Lopper
Definition:
(n.) One who lops or cuts off.
(v. i.) To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.
Example Sentences:
(1) There was a while when the poppy-loppers almost seemed to be winning and Ross's career dipped.
(2) There are tools, lots of them, and big ones at that: saws, loppers, spades and diggers.