crassamentum

noun

cras·​sa·​men·​tum

ˌkrasəˈmentəm

plural crassamentums

-mz

or crassamenta

-tə

: the clot formed in coagulation of blood : coagulum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, sediment, dregs, from crassare to make thick (from crassus) + -mentum -ment

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