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clotting

clotting

18 3.5
Blood becomes thick and forms lumps to stop bleeding
  • noun
  • /ˈklɑːtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coagulación
  • The indicators include blood clotting and oxidation of LDL cholesterol—the artery-clogging form.
  • blood clotting
  • clotting factor
  • clotting disorders

What are some things that impact clotting and or excessive bleeding?

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Examples

  • No blood flow, no clotting, no healing.

  • The risks are undoubtedly greater in people who have used aspirin, ibuprofen, or other medicines that alter blood clotting abilities.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Your blood work came in, You have a blood clotting condition.

  • And so anybody with any form of blood clotting problems cannot take things like birth control.

  • So in fact, like these other functions, blood clotting is built upon a homeostatic mechanism.

  • Such clotting, she explains, contributes to clogged arteries and eventually to heart attacks.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Also, calcium is important in regulating blood clotting, thereby resulting in a reduced risk for excessive bleeding during delivery.

    Blog text (10)
  • Taylor was also diagnosed with a clotting disorder in which her blood clots excessively, causing a lack of circulation.

    Blog text (21)
  • Calcium has a large role in blood clotting, as well as maintaining neuromuscular excitabilities and in the acid-base equilibrium of the body.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The doctor explained that clotting is essential for stopping bleeding during an injury.

Synonyms

coagulation
vsclotting
  • Specialized
5 6.9

A change when a liquid becomes thick and forms clots, like blood or milk

focuses more on blood specifically rather than on any liquid
blood clotting
vsclotting
  • Specialized
2 3.6

A process in which blood becomes a thick mass to stop bleeding

emphasizes the process without implying it stops bleeding
blood coagulation
vsclotting
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Blood changes from liquid into a thick mass that forms a clot

is about liquids in general rather than only blood

Antonyms

dissolution
  • Specialized
2 6.8

The process of a substance mixing into a liquid, like sugar in tea

liquefaction
  • Specialized
1 7.5

To change a solid or gas into a liquid

Compounds

clotting factor
  • Specialized
3 5.0

A substance in the blood that helps stop bleeding

blood clotting
  • Specialized
2 3.6

A process in which blood becomes a thick mass to stop bleeding

clotting time
  • Specialized
5.6

The time a blood sample takes to stop flowing so doctors can check bleeding problems

Surface Forms

clotting singular
clottings plural

Morphology

clotting = clot (transparent) = clot + ing

A regular gerund/nominalization from the verb 'clot' meaning the process or action of clotting.

Etymology

The word clotting comes from the old English word clot, which meant 'lump'. So clotting is the process of a liquid forming lumps, like when blood turns thick to help stop bleeding.