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coagulase Biochem.|kəʊˈægjuːleɪs,-z|
[f. coagulate v. + -ase.]
Any of several enzymes which bring about coagulation, esp. of the blood. Also in Comb.
1914Stedman Med. Dict. (ed. 3) 194/2 Coagulase, a clotting enzyme, one which causes coagulation; thrombin and rennin are examples. 1929Chem. Abstr. XXIII. 1172 Plasma coagulase and the pathogenicity of staphylococci. 1961Lancet 22 July 173/1 Coagulase-positive strains. Ibid. 5 Aug. 296/2 Less virulent organisms (proteus, coagulase-negative Staph. aureus). Ibid. 23 Sept. 669/2 Henceforth the terms staphylococcus and Staph. aureus refer to coagulase-producing organisms. |