blood clot
noun
: a thick and sticky clump of dried blood that stops blood from flowing through a blood vessel in a person or an animal
She had a blood clot in her lungs.
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Gadot then recalls undergoing emergency surgery to treat the blood clot before giving birth to her daughter two hours later.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The 21-year-old Frenchman was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, a form of a blood clot, in his right shoulder.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, a blood clot limited him to just 20 minutes in 2023-24.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
In the show's series finale, Carpenter's Debra is taken off life support after she is shot and suffers a stroke from a blood clot.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The 21-year-old Frenchman was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, a form of a blood clot, in his right shoulder.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, a blood clot limited him to just 20 minutes in 2023-24.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
In the show's series finale, Carpenter's Debra is taken off life support after she is shot and suffers a stroke from a blood clot.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blood clot
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“Blood clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20clot. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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