coagulator
(kō-ag′yŭ-lāt″ŏr)
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1. A surgical device that uses electrical current, light energy, etc., to stop bleeding.
2. A pharmacological substance to induce hemostasis or solidification of proteinaceous fluids.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Coagulator." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761756/all/coagulator.
Coagulator. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761756/all/coagulator. Accessed November 15, 2024.
Coagulator. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761756/all/coagulator
Coagulator [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 15]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761756/all/coagulator.
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