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What is meant by blood thickness? Do you mean blood clotting faster or slower as in necessary to prevent strokes and heart attacks? People take medicine to "thin" the blood which really only means that the blood does not form clots as easily.

Or as in too much blood? The amount of red cells compared to just the liquid part of blood changes due to many different conditions. People with "thick" blood may have too much iron, may have emphasema, may have had their spleen removed, may be dehydrated. Does this help?

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