they have a purpose. Together, they can thin the blood enough to create bruising, prolonged bleeding, and in serious cases, internal bleeding.
Picture a garden hose with a tiny cut in it. Normally the leak seals fast. But now imagine someone loosening the water pressure and removing the clamp at the same time — the drip becomes a spill, and the spill becomes a mess you can’t ignore.
That’s how the body behaves when clotting is pushed too far in the wrong direction. A small nick takes longer to stop. A