Coagulation vs. Clotting

Coagulationnoun

The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)

Coagulationnoun

The process by which blood forms solid clots.

Coagulationnoun

Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).

Coagulationnoun

The change from a liquid to a thickened, curdlike, insoluble state, not by evaporation, but by some kind of chemical reaction; as, the spontaneous coagulation of freshly drawn blood; the coagulation of milk by rennet, or acid, and the coagulation of egg albumin by heat. Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body into an insoluble modification.

Coagulationnoun

The substance or body formed by coagulation.

Coagulationnoun

the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

Coagulation

Coagulation, also known as clotting, is the process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot. It potentially results in hemostasis, the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel, followed by repair.

Clottingnoun

Clotted material.

Clottingnoun

the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid