coagulation

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a state in which the complex processes of blood clotting run amok.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

Blood thinners and other drugs that affect coagulation are commonly prescribed for a range of ailments that afflict elderly people, including those with Alzheimer’s.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 30, 2022

In the pleasing language of the doctors, "it prevents the pectous change of colloidal matter, and so prevents rigor mortis, coagulation of blood, and solidification of nervous centres and cords."

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various