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What (who) is Coagulum - definition

BLOOD CLOT
Clot; Tromb; Blood clots; Cerebral thrombosis; Blood-clot; Bloodclot; Mural thrombus; Mural thrombi; Blood clot; Thrombi; Mural thrombosis; Cruor; Microclots; Microclot; Microthrombus
  • Mechanism of blood clotting
  • Illustration comparing normal artery with diseased artery with a blood clot.
  • Animation of the formation of an occlusive thrombus in a vein. A few platelets attach themselves to the valve lips, constricting the opening and causing more platelets and red blood cells to aggregate and coagulate. Coagulation of unmoving blood on both sides of the blockage may propagate a clot in both directions.

coagulum      
[k??'agj?l?m]
¦ noun (plural coagula -l?) a mass of coagulated matter.
Origin
C16 (denoting a coagulant): from L., lit. 'rennet'.
coagulum      
n.
Clot, coagulation.
Coagulum      
·adj The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood.

Wikipedia

Thrombus

A thrombus (plural thrombi), colloquially called a blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. There are two components to a thrombus: aggregated platelets and red blood cells that form a plug, and a mesh of cross-linked fibrin protein. The substance making up a thrombus is sometimes called cruor. A thrombus is a healthy response to injury intended to stop and prevent further bleeding, but can be harmful in thrombosis, when a clot obstructs blood flow through healthy blood vessels in the circulatory system.

In the microcirculation consisting of the very small and smallest blood vessels the capillaries, tiny thrombi known as microclots can obstruct the flow of blood in the capillaries. This can cause a number of problems particularly affecting the alveoli in the lungs of the respiratory system resulting from reduced oxygen supply. Microclots have been found to be a characteristic feature in severe cases of COVID-19, and in long COVID.

Mural thrombi are thrombi that adhere to the wall of a large blood vessel or heart chamber. They are most commonly found in the aorta, the largest artery in the body, more often in the descending aorta, and less often in the aortic arch or abdominal aorta. They can restrict blood flow but usually do not block it entirely. They appear grey-red along with alternating light and dark lines (known as lines of Zahn) which represent bands of white blood cells and red blood cells (darker) entrapped in layers of fibrin.