different between coagulation vs thrombus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coagulation, from Latin coagulatio, coagulationem.Morphologically coagulate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

coagulation (countable and uncountable, plural coagulations)

2. The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)
3. The process by which blood forms solid clots.
4. Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).

Antonyms

• dissolution
• declumping
• peptization

Derived terms

Related terms

• coagulate

Translations

French

Noun

coagulation f (plural coagulations)

1. coagulation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin thrombus, from the Ancient Greek ??????? (thrómbos, “lump, piece, blood clot, milk curd”); compare thrombo-.

Noun

thrombus (plural thrombi)

1. (hematology, pathology) A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

Synonyms

• blood clot

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• embolus

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???.bys/

Noun

thrombus m (plural thrombus)

1. thrombus

Further reading

• “thrombus” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).