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the drawing away of a blood clot from the wall of a vessel, a stage of wound healing caused by contraction of platelets.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Clot retraction — is the shrinking of a blood clot over a number of days. In so doing, the edges of the blood vessel wall at the point of injury are slowly brought together again to repair the damage. Clot retraction is dependent on release of multiple coagulation … Wikipedia
clot retraction time — the time required for 50 per cent of a blood clot to retract from the wall of the vessel containing it; it is prolonged in thrombasthenia and certain other conditions … Medical dictionary
clot retraction time — noun : the time required for the fibrin of a fresh blood clot to contract and squeeze out excess serum … Useful english dictionary
time — 1. That relation of events which is expressed by the terms past, present, and future, and measured by units such as minutes, hours, days, months, or years. 2. A certain period during which something definite or determined is done. SYN: tempus (2) … Medical dictionary
Coagulation — This article is about blood clotting. For other meanings see Coagulation (disambiguation). Coagulation is a complex process by which blood forms clots. It is an important part of hemostasis, the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel,… … Wikipedia
Fibrinolysis — is a process that prevents blood clots from growing and becoming problematic.[1] This process has two types: primary fibrinolysis and secondary fibrinolysis. The primary type is a normal body process, whereas secondary fibrinolysis is the… … Wikipedia
coagulation — See coagulability. * * * Process of forming a blood clot to prevent blood loss from a ruptured vessel. A damaged blood vessel stimulates activation of clotting factors, eventually leading to the formation of long, sticky threads of fibrin. These… … Universalium
CR — Abbreviation for conditioned reflex; crown rump length; computed radiography. * * * cadherin specific repeat; calculation rate; calculus removed; calorie restricted; cardiac rehabilitation; cardiac resuscitation; cardiac rhythm;… … Medical dictionary
Cr — 1. Symbol for chromium. 2. Abbreviation for creatinine. * * * cadherin specific repeat; calculation rate; calculus removed; calorie restricted; cardiac rehabilitation; cardiac resuscitation; cardiac rhythm; cardiorespiratory; cardiorrhexis;… … Medical dictionary
thrombasthenia — An abnormality of platelets characteristic of Glanzmann t.. SEE ALSO: Bernard Soulier syndrome. SYN: thromboasthenia. [thromb + G. astheneia, weakness] Glanzmann t. [MIM*273800] a hemorrhagic diathesis characterized by n … Medical dictionary
