Medical Definition of sludged blood
: blood in which the red blood cells become massed along the walls of the blood vessels and reduce the lumen of the vessels and the rate of blood flow
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“Sludged blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sludged%20blood. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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