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<p>The <b>partial thromboplastin time</b> (<b>PTT</b>), also known as the <b>activated partial thromboplastin time</b> (<b>aPTT</b> or <b>APTT</b>), is a <a href="page.php?w=blood_test">blood test</a> that characterizes <a href="page.php?w=coagulation">coagulation</a> of the <a href="page.php?w=blood">blood</a>. A historical name for this measure is the <b>Kaolin-cephalin clotting time</b> (<b>KCCT</b>), reflecting <a href="page.php?w=kaolinite">kaolin</a> and <a href="page.php?w=phosphatidylethanolamine">cephalin</a> as materials historically used</p><p>
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