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.

Examples of blood clot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But she was found unconscious in the water and had to undergo a three-hour surgery that night to remove part of her skull and a blood clot that was preventing blood flow to the brain. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026

The stunt left him with shoulder and nerve damage, which eventually led to a life-threatening blood clot that required surgery because of its proximity to his heart and brain. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

To prevent swelling, surgeons would typically remove a portion of the skull called the bone flap, treat the underlying blood clot, and then restore the bone flap soon after. — Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026

Hazel McGary died of a blood clot in her heart in 2019, after months of asking to see a cardiologist. — Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026

Rhymes for blood clot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Medical Definition

blood clot

noun

: clot

blood-clotting adjective