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
Neurophysiology definition, the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system. See more.