Medical Definition of Clot retraction

1. Retraction of a clot resulting from contraction of platelet pseudopods attached to fibrin strands that is dependent on the contractile protein thrombosthenin. Used as a measure of platelet function. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clot Retraction

clottered
clotters
clottier
clottiest
clotting
clotting factor
clotting factor
clotting time
clotting time
clotty
cloture
clotured
clotures
cloturing
clot buster
clot retraction (current term)
clot retraction time
clou
cloud
cloud-covered
cloud-cuckoo-land
cloudage
cloudages
cloudberries
cloudberry
cloudburst
cloudbursts
clouded
cloudier
cloudiest

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