Doctors strongly recommend that travelers on long airline flights stretch their legs or stand up and walk down the aisle periodically in order to prevent development of a clot in their lower legs. This is a condition known as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Explain why this condition is more likely to occur in someone who is sitting still for long periods of time such as on an airplane.

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