BLOOD CLOTTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blood clotting mean? 

• BLOOD CLOTTING (noun)
  The noun BLOOD CLOTTING has 1 sense:

1. a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)

  Familiarity information: BLOOD CLOTTING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLOOD CLOTTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

blood clotting; blood coagulation

Hypernyms ("blood clotting" is a kind of...):

clotting; coagulation; curdling (the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)

 Context examples 

These include blood clotting, muscle activity, digestion, fertility, and brain development.

(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)

The absence or mutation of these factors can lead to hemophilia and blood clotting disorders.

(Coagulation Factor, NCI Thesaurus)

A genetic disorder marked by unusual facial features, being shorter than normal, learning problems, heart defects, problems with blood clotting, defects in the skeleton, and fertility problems in males.

(Noonan syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

A disorder characterized by reduction in the elements involved in blood coagulation due to their utilization in widespread blood clotting within the vessels.

(Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Food and Drug Administration)

A disorder characterized by systemic pathological activation of blood clotting mechanisms which results in clot formation throughout the body.

(Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A CMP gives rise to the myeloid lineage, which comprises the rest of the leukocytes, the erythrocytes (red blood cells), and the megakaryocytes that produce platelets important in blood clotting.

(Hematopoietic Cell Lineage Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes, including tissue repair, embryogenesis, blood clotting, and cell migration/adhesion.

(Fibronectin, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in proteolysis and blood clotting.

(F10 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The stem cells can develop into the red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body, the white blood cells that fight infections, and the platelets that help with blood clotting.

(Bone Marrow Diseases, NIH)

Risk factors for excessive blood clotting include: • Certain genetic disorders • Atherosclerosis • Diabetes • Atrial fibrillation • Overweight, obesity, and metabolic syndrome • Some medicines • Smoking

(Blood Clots, NIH)