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clotting

[ US /ˈkɫɑtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /klˈɒtɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

How To Use clotting In A Sentence

  • For example, a person can receive only platelets, red blood cells, or a clotting factor.
  • The curd for cheeses to be subsequently ripened is formed with starter and a milk-clotting ingredient.
  • They have important effects on blood pressure, blood clotting, pain sensation, and reproduction mechanisms, but one prostaglandin may have different and even opposite effects in different tissues.
  • Thus, these proteins could be exapted by natural selection for clotting. Bukiet on Brooklyn Books
  • There is a different level of blood clotting in patents who are suffering from chron- ic renal corpuscle nephritis. And the increase of blood viscosity can accelerate thrombosis in blood vessel.
  • Some types of snake venom prevent blood from clotting.
  • He was rushed into hospital because his blood wasn't clotting properly.
  • See also q arm. pharyngeal transfer: phase in which food is moved past the airway to the esophagus. pharynx: the throat. phenotype: the visible expression of a gene. platelet: blood cell which assists in blood clotting — also called a thrombocyte. pneumonia: lung inflammation as a result of infection. Glossary
  • Complete transection causes the artery to quickly retract and close down, and this promotes clotting of the blood.
  • Warfarin protects those with heart problems by thinning the blood in order to prevent clotting.
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