clotting Hear it!

Variant of clot

clot Definition

clot (klät)

noun

  1. a soft lump of earth, clay, etc.; clod
  2. a soft, thickened area or lump formed on or within a liquid a blood clot
  3. a thick or jumbled mass or cluster; agglomeration
  4. Brit., Slang a stupid or silly person; fool

Etymology: ME & OE: akin to Du kloot, ball, Ger klotz, a block: for IE base see climb

transitive verb, intransitive verb clotted clot′·ted, clotting clot′·ting

to thicken or form into a clot or clots; coagulate
clotting Usage Examples

Object

  • cascade: Both of these agents exert their effect by acting on the clotting cascade ( Fig.
  • abnormality: Clotting abnormalities may lead to the development of a large haematoma leading to spinal cord compression.
  • factor: Blood clotting factors are proteins made by the liver.
  • disorder: Hemophilia is a rare genetic blood clotting disorder that primarily affects males.
  • tendency: Findings The blood of patients with AF had an increased clotting tendency compared with that of normal subjects.

Preposition: in

  • vessel: Abnormal clotting in tiny blood vessels can also occur.