Organ or Tissue Function
blood coagulation
[ bluhd koh-ag-yuh-ley-shun ]
Subclass of:
Hemostatic function
Definitions related to blood coagulation:
  • Process of the interaction of blood coagulation factors that results in an insoluble fibrin clot.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The process of the interaction of BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS that results in an insoluble FIBRIN clot.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The sequential process in which the multiple coagulation factors of the blood interact, ultimately resulting in the formation of an insoluble fibrin clot; it may be divided into three stages: stage 1, the formation of intrinsic and extrinsic prothrombin converting principle; stage 2, the formation of thrombin; stage 3, the formation of stable fibrin polymers.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (coagulation process) Any of the sequential processes by which coagulation factors interact to form a fibrin clot.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Hemostasis is the body's way of stopping injured blood vessels from bleeding. Hemostasis includes clotting of the blood.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
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