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blood clotting |
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blood clotting, n the conversion of blood from a free-flowing liquid to a semisolid gel. Within seconds of injury to a blood vessel wall, platelets clump at the site. If normal amounts of calcium, platelets, and tissue factors are present, prothrombin will be converted to thrombin. Thrombin acts as a catalyst for the conversion of fibrinogen to a mesh of insoluble fibrin in which all the formed elements of blood are immobilized. Also called blood coagulation. blood clotting see clotting. |
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Patients with the bleeding disorder called immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) harbor antibodies that sabotage production of the platelets responsible for proper blood clotting. Substances in wine have been shown to share the characteristics of ethanol, which can help prevent blood clotting as well as conveying other heart-health benefits. Entitled The contraceptive conundrum, it lists common side-effects, including nausea, headaches, vomiting, weight gain, vaginal or bladder infections and, the most serious of all, abnormal blood clotting. |
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