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Definition of Blood coagulation
1. Noun. A process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot).
Medical Definition of Blood coagulation
1. The sequential process by 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. (12 Dec 1998)