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Blood clots

Blood clots (fibrin clots) are the clumps that result when blood coagulates.


Review Date: 5/4/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: Stephen Grund, M.D. Ph.D., Chief of Hematology/Oncology and Director of the George Bray Cancer Center at New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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