coagula

coagula — 名詞

1. small thick lumps that appear after a liquid partly hardens, especially in medic

1.名詞C2
釋義

凝塊

液體凝結後形成的塊狀物

small thick lumps that appear after a liquid partly hardens, especially in medical or laboratory work.

例句

Wei spotted tiny coagula forming in the cooled blood sample.

Wei 在冷卻後的血液樣本裡看到細小的凝塊開始形成。

pattern: coagula form in a blood sample

The surgeon removed several dark coagula from Hassan's drainage tube.

外科醫師從 Hassan 的引流管裡取出幾塊深色凝塊。

pattern: remove coagula from a tube

同義詞
  • clots

    the everyday word, especially for thickened blood rather than the broader scientific term

  • lumps

    more general and less technical; it does not specifically imply liquid thickening first

  • coagulum

    the singular scientific form for one such mass

文法句型

coagula form in a liquid

coagula in a blood sample

remove coagula from a tube

用法筆記

Usually a technical plural form. In careful English, one such mass is a coagulum; coagula refers to two or more.

常見錯誤

❌A coagula blocked the tube.
✅A coagulum blocked the tube.
💡coagula is the plural form; use coagulum for one mass.
❌The coagula was removed yesterday.
✅The coagula were removed yesterday.
💡coagula is plural, so it takes a plural verb in careful English.