blood clotting

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blood clot

A semisolid gelatinous mass of coagulated blood that consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets entrapped in a fibrin network.

blood clotting n.

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Noun

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

blood coagulation

clotting, coagulation, curdling - the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

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