Definition

1. Noun:
   • The time required for a sample of blood to form a clot: This is a specific medical measurement used in laboratory diagnostics to assess the function of the body's coagulation system.

Usage

• The term "clotting time" is primarily used in medical, clinical, and laboratory contexts. It is a standard test to evaluate how long it takes for blood to clot, which helps in diagnosing bleeding disorders or monitoring anticoagulant therapy.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor ordered a clotting time test to rule out a bleeding disorder.
  • A prolonged clotting time may indicate a deficiency in certain clotting factors.
  • The laboratory technician measured the patient's clotting time.

Advanced Usage

• "to measure/determine the clotting time": This phrase describes the action of performing the diagnostic test.
  • We need to determine the clotting time to adjust the heparin dosage.

Variants and Related Words

• Coagulation time: (n) A synonym often used interchangeably with "clotting time" in medical contexts.
• Prothrombin Time (PT): (n) A different, more specific test that measures the time it takes for plasma to clot, used to assess the extrinsic pathway of coagulation.
• Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT): (n) Another specific test measuring the intrinsic pathway of coagulation.

Synonyms

• Coagulation time: The time it takes for blood to coagulate.

Notes

• "Clotting time" is a compound noun. The explanation above focuses on this specific term. It is not standard to use "clot" or "time" separately in this diagnostic sense. The test is a single, defined clinical concept.

Noun

1. the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot; used to diagnose some clotting disorders