kaolin-cephalin clotting time

English

Noun

kaolin-cephalin clotting time (countable and uncountable, plural kaolin-cephalin clotting times)

  1. (hematology) A blood test that uses kaolin as an activator and cephalin to facilitate coagulation in a plasma sample, historically used to measure the amount of time it takes for a clot to form.
    Synonym: KCCT (initialism)
    Coordinate terms: kaolin clotting time, partial thromboplastin time
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