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blood clotting

blood clotting

2 3.6
A process in which blood becomes a thick mass to stop bleeding
  • noun
  • /blʌd ˈklɑtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coagulación sanguínea
  • After that, I was tested for fertility problems and was diagnosed with thrombophilia (a blood clotting disorder).
  • blood clotting disorder
  • inhibit blood clotting
  • prevent blood clotting

So if you're stopping the blood clotting, you can cause massive bleeds to patients.

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Examples

  • In 1995, for instance, workers in Venezuela isolated, from the saliva of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), an unusual compound that blocks blood clotting in a highly specific way.

    Academic text (2004)
  • And so anybody with any form of blood clotting problems cannot take things like birth control.

  • Your blood work came in, You have a blood clotting condition.

  • So I have a lifelong blood clotting clotting problem.

  • She had eclampsia, which led to a blood clotting issue as well.

    Blog text (12)
  • Diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder, Rebecca had already suffered four strokes during periods when she was uninsured and unable to afford medication.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Vitamin K is essential for blood clotting because it helps your body form clots and stop bleeding.

  • People with blood clotting disorders must take special precautions during surgery to avoid excessive bleeding.

  • Certain medications can affect blood clotting, which is why doctors monitor their patients closely.

Synonyms

clotting
vsblood clotting
  • Specialized
18 3.5

Blood becomes thick and forms lumps to stop bleeding

emphasizes stopping bleeding rather than just forming lumps
coagulation
vsblood clotting
  • Specialized
5 6.9

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

refers specifically to blood and its role in stopping bleeding
blood coagulation
vsblood clotting
  • Specialized
1 3.9

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

focuses on stopping bleeding as its main purpose

Antonyms

346 1.4

The flow of blood from a cut or other injury

How Fast

blood clotting
  • Specialized
2 3.6
clotting time
  • Specialized
5.6
coagulopathy
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

blood + clotting

The phrase is fully compositional: 'blood' (the bodily fluid) combined with 'clotting' (the process of becoming semisolid) directly describes blood forming clots. This transparent noun + gerund construction follows regular English composition and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Blood clotting is when blood turns into a firm lump called a clot, and that change, clotting, plugs a cut. This stops the flow, so 'blood clotting' means 'to stop bleeding'.