coagulation

They suspected that she had developed a dangerous complication of sepsis known as disseminated intravascular coagulation; she was bleeding internally.

Both the coagulation system and the complement system are controlled by enzymes in the body that cut other proteins to activate them.

Across the island, seventeen reservoirs catch and store rainwater, which is treated through a series of chemical coagulation, rapid gravity filtration and disinfection.

"For me, bats are like superheroes, each one with an amazing super power, whether it is echolocation, flying, blood sucking without coagulation, or eating fruit and not getting diabetes," Ahituv said.

But Dam’s research revealed that the vitamin is essential for blood coagulation—known as Koagulation in the German journal that published his research—and his abbreviation for the vitamin somehow stuck.