Blood Clots. Blood clotting, or coagulation, is an important process that prevents excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured. Platelets (a type of blood cell) and proteins in your plasma (the liquid part of blood) work together to stop the bleeding by forming a clot over the injury. Typically, your body will naturally dissolve the blood clot after the injury has healed.
Medical Definition of PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. : the physiology of abnormal states; specifically: the functional changes that accompany a particular syndrome or disease. â pathoÂ·physÂ·iÂ·oÂ·logÂ·iÂ·cal \-Ä-É-Ëlaej-ËlÃ¤j-i\ kÉl orÂ·pathoÂ·physÂ·iÂ·oÂ·log \-ic\ ik. â adjectiveÂ·pathoÂ·physÂ·iÂ·olÂ·o \-gist-Ä-Ëael-ËÃ¤l\ É. jÉst noun
Definition and scope[edit] Electrophysiology is the science and branch of physiology that pertains to the flow of ions (ion current) in biological tissues and, in particular, to the electrical recording techniques that enable the measurement of this flow.