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n. - The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid.

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  • The most commonly known coagulation disorder is hemophylia, a condition in which patients bleed for long periods of time before clotting.
  • This remarkable process is known as coagulation, or the clotting of blood; and the liquid which separates from the clot is called serum.
  • It aids digestion, controls iron uptake and synthesizes vital proteins such as coagulation factors.
  • Could the different rims that grow at different pressures act like blood platelets and affect the "coagulation" of the magma?
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