the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
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Blood clotting
a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
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the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology, Medical physiology.the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology, Medical physiology.a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology, Medical physiology.congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology, Medical physiology.(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the…
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the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.To clot or coagulate, as blood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical reaction; to curdle;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in coagulation of the blood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, blood, changed, semisolid, mass.
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