COAGULATION -
Noun: The process where blood changes from a liquid to a thickened mass. Platelets play a large roll in enabling our blood to coagulate which prevents us from excessively bleeding, bruising, and haemorrhaging . With aplastic anaemia or myelodysplasia , the production of platelets is very low and one has to be aware that their blood will not coagulate properly and to be careful not to cause teeth to bleed, avoid cuts and heavy bumps and bangs. Also when you go to the toilet, observe the urine to see if it is reddish and the stools to see if they are blackish, both indicating internal bleeding. Report either immediately to your doctor.

Verb: coagulate

Latin - coagulum = a curdling

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