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hemocoagulase

hemocoagulase noun: an enzyme, typically isolated from snake venom, that catalyzes the coagulation of the blood and therefore stops bleeding.

Noun

hemocoagulase

  1. An enzyme, typically isolated from snake venom, that catalyzes the coagulation of the blood and therefore stops bleeding
    • The present study found that patients with postoperative fibrinogen deficiency experienced more operative blood loss and a higher rate of postoperative intracranial hematoma, and they were given more blood transfusions, more plasma transfusions, and were administered larger doses of hemocoagulase...2015 December 12, “Risk Factors for Postoperative Fibrinogen Deficiency after Surgical Removal of Intracranial Tumors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hemocoagulase

From hemo- + coagulate + -ase.

Questions about hemocoagulase

What does hemocoagulase mean?
Hemocoagulase means an enzyme, typically isolated from snake venom, that catalyzes the coagulation of the blood and therefore stops bleeding.
What part of speech is hemocoagulase?
Hemocoagulase is a noun.

Words near hemocoagulase in the dictionary

  1. hemocidins
  2. hemoclip
  3. hemoclips
  4. hemoclysm
  5. hemoclysms
  6. hemocoagulase
  7. hemocoagulation
  8. hemocoagulative
  9. hemocoel
  10. hemocoelic
  11. hemocoelomic

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