coagulation

noun

co·​ag·​u·​la·​tion kō-ˌa-gyə-ˈlā-shən 

: the process of becoming viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : the forming of clots (as in blood or cream) : the process of coagulating

… an incision is made on the skin of the forearm with a spring-loaded device, and the time to coagulation is measured.

—Lawrence L. K. Leung

Examples of coagulation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This crucial step accelerates the coagulation process, which is the separation of the milk into solid curds and liquid whey. —Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025

Other studies, particularly this one published in 2021, also point to the potential of bromelain in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, coagulation disorders, and some infectious diseases. —Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025

The term coagulation disorder describes conditions that cause excessive blood clots or conditions that cause excessive bleeding. —Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025

This allows healthcare providers to locate and treat the bleeding areas using techniques like thermal coagulation (heat) or injection therapy (medicine). —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing coagulation

• coagulation factor

Rhymes for coagulation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

coagulation

noun

co·​ag·​u·​la·​tion kō-ˌag-yə-ˈlā-shən 

1

a

: a change to a viscous, jellylike, or solid state

especially : a change from a liquid to a thickened curdlike state not by evaporation but by chemical reaction

the spontaneous coagulation of freshly drawn blood

the coagulation of milk by rennin

b

: the process by which such change of state takes place consisting of the alteration of a soluble substance (as a protein) into an insoluble form or of the flocculation or separation of colloidal or suspended matter

2

: a substance or body formed by coagulation : coagulum

3

: disruption of tissue by physical means (as by application of an electric current) so that denaturation and clumping of protein occur

diathermic coagulation of tissues during surgery to seal bleeding blood vessels

see electrocoagulation, photocoagulation