HIT predisposes to thrombosis, the abnormal formation of blood clots inside a blood vessel, and when thrombosis is identified the condition is called heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (HITT).
When and where was the fork invented ? Helen Brown, Auckland New Zealand According to the very entertaining book Ancient Inventions by Peter James and Nick Thorpe, the fork was probably invented in the Eastern Roman Empire of Byzantium where forks were first used during the 4th century AD.
Forks are a very late development in cutlery, probably 16th or 17th century. They first came from Italy, but it took a while for other countries to begin using them. Spoons and knives were first, the knife came first, because they would have been a handy tool long before people worried about keeping their fingers clean at the table. 3 people found this useful.