Meanings
- uncountableThe process of making something (especially blood) viscid
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Moreover, smoking causes: carboxy-hemoglobin production, which blocks oxygen transport in plasma; vasoconstriction, which decreases the lumen of the vessels and reduces blood flow; atheroma, which increases the thickness of arterial walls, thus decreasing blood flow; impaired fibrinolytic activity, which reduces transvascular transport of nutrients to IVD; and viscidation of the blood, which hinders oxygen transport.
2015 August 25, “Effects of Tobacco Smoking on the Degeneration of the Intervertebral Disc: A Finite Element Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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viscidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscidation
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