Hemocoagulase
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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 compared with patients without postoperative fibrinogen deficiency."
Example
More examples"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 compared with patients without postoperative fibrinogen deficiency."
Etymology
From hemo- + coagulate + -ase.
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