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viscidation

viscidation noun: the process of making something (especially blood) viscid.

Noun

viscidation (uncountable)

  1. The process of making something (especially blood) viscid
    • Moreover, smoking causes: carboxy-hemoglobin production, which blocks oxygen transport in plasma; vasoconstriction, which decreases the lumen of the vessels and reduces blood flow; atheroma, which increases the thickness of arterial walls, thus decreasing blood flow; impaired fibrinolytic activity...2015 August 25, “Effects of Tobacco Smoking on the Degeneration of the Intervertebral Disc: A Finite Element Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of viscidation

From viscid + -ation.

Questions about viscidation

What does viscidation mean?
Viscidation means the process of making something (especially blood) viscid.
What part of speech is viscidation?
Viscidation is a noun.

Words near viscidation in the dictionary

  1. viscerotopic
  2. viscerotropic
  3. viscerotropism
  4. viscerous
  5. viscid
  6. viscidation
  7. viscidia
  8. viscidities
  9. viscidity
  10. viscidium
  11. viscidize

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