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coagulin

noun
co·ag·u·lin | \ko-ˈag-yə-lən \

Medical Definition of coagulin 

1 : precipitin

2a : a postulated tissue constituent able to induce conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin in the absence of prothrombin or thrombin

b : thromboplastin

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