hemocoagulase
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hemo- + coagulate + -ase.
Noun
[edit]hemocoagulase
- (biochemistry) An enzyme, typically isolated from snake venom, that catalyzes the coagulation of the blood and therefore stops bleeding
- 2015 December 12, “Risk Factors for Postoperative Fibrinogen Deficiency after Surgical Removal of Intracranial Tumors”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- 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.