clotting
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It also injects a bit of saliva, which contains anticoagulants to prevent the host’s blood from clotting as the mosquito feeds.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
When this confusion occurs, the body produces antibodies that activate clotting.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2026
What in fact kills patients is the ferocious overreaction of their immune systems, which cause widespread blood clotting and organ failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
It is now known that a limulus clotting system, perhaps ancestral to ours, is centrally involved in the reaction.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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