crassamentum

crassamentum noun: the solid component of blood, blood from which serum has been removed; a mass of coagulated blood; a blood clot.

Noun

crassamentum (plural crassamenta)

(obsolete) The solid component of blood, blood from which serum has been removed; a mass of coagulated blood; a blood clot.
- Though air is excluded from venous blood the instant it is drawn, as by receiving it in fresh white of egg, milk or serum, in which it immediately sinks, nevertheless on coagulation the surface of the crassamentum will be of a comparatively light florid hue.1830, John Davy, Observations to endeavour to ascertain if Dead Animal Matter absorbs Air on exposure to the atmosphere: The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 34, page 247
- If healthy blood be allowed to remain at rest, it separates into two parts, a red solid portion called crassamentum, and a thin watery part or serum.[…]This shows that the proportion of fibrin in the crassamentum does not vary rapidly.1831, John Burns, The Principles of Surgery, page 91

இரத்த உரைவு, உரையும் உடல், உரைவு, உறை குருதியின் அடர்பகுதி, உறைந்த குருதிக் கட்டி

plural	crassamenta

From Latin crassus (“solid”).

What does crassamentum mean?: Crassamentum means the solid component of blood, blood from which serum has been removed; a mass of coagulated blood; a blood clot.
What is crassamentum in Tamil?: Crassamentum in Tamil is இரத்த உரைவு, உரையும் உடல், உரைவு. See Crassamentum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crassamentum?: Crassamentum is a noun.
What is the plural of crassamentum?: The plural of crassamentum is crassamenta.

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