To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

• Cyclooxygenase: An enzyme responsible for the production of thromboxane and prostaglandins.
• Thromboxane: A lipid that acts as a platelet aggregator.
• Platelets: Special non-nucleic blood cells that clump together to cause blood clots.
• Prostaglandins: A lipid that causes vasodilation and inflammation.
• Aspirin: A form of acetylsalicylic acid that acts as an NSAID.
• NSAIDs: Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs that inhibit COX, and thus inflammation and clotting.

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