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  • verb Present participle of clot.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

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Examples

  • In children and pets the decrease in clotting ability can lead to bruising of skin and bleeding from those nose, gums, minor cuts, scrapes and internal organs.

    Rat Poisons 2010

  • As for the components he did say were part of the IC system, they can all be found to be essential in clotting cascade.

    Confirmation Bias and ID 2006

  • As for the components he did say were part of the IC system, they can all be found to be essential in clotting cascade.

    Confirmation Bias and ID 2006

  • As usual I didn't notice until ten minutes later when I looked down and found that my finger from knuckle to finger-tip was covered in clotting blood.

    Droooool.... 2001

  • a disease in which normal blood-clotting is deficient.

    USATODAY.com - Garcia still making a difference 2002

  • If he's on blood thinners, that's more complicated because you're stopping blood from clotting, which is what you need to happen in the head.

    CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2006 2006

  • There's also a risk of scar tissue and clotting, which is why patients often receive stents coated with a drug designed to prevent arteries from closing back up, and often must take blood thinners for a while after the operation.

    Discover Blogs 2010

  • There's also a risk of scar tissue and clotting, which is why patients often receive stents coated with a drug designed to prevent arteries from closing back up, and often must take blood thinners for a while after the operation.

    Discover Blogs 2010

  • There's also a risk of scar tissue and clotting, which is why patients often receive stents coated with a drug designed to prevent arteries from closing back up, and often must take blood thinners for a while after the operation.

    Discover Blogs 2010

  • There's also a risk of scar tissue and clotting, which is why patients often receive stents coated with a drug designed to prevent arteries from closing back up, and often must take blood thinners for a while after the operation.

    Discover Blogs 2010

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