NOUN | body | coagulum, clot | a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid / liquid |
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Meaning | A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid / liquid. | |
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Synonym | clot | |
Narrower | embolus | An abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood |
thrombus | A blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin | |
Broader | ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk | A compact mass |
Spanish | coágulo, grumo | |
Catalan | coàgul, gleva, grumoll | |
Verbs | coagulate | change from a liquid / liquid to a thickened or solid state |
coagulate | cause to change from a liquid / liquid to a solid or thickened state |
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