clotting

There are, of course, already tourists clotting Cuban beaches and hotels—many of which are chains—undermining “family values.”

The clotting of blood is of great physiological importance, for otherwise we might bleed to death even from a small wound.

John ran his hand along his arm and shoulder, and felt cold thick blood, clotting his sleeve.

This is a well-known protective mechanism to aid blood clotting.

The first of these is fibrin ferment (for its origin see section on Clotting below).

These observations clearly indicate that the clotting process is initiated by some change starting from these elements.