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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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.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 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
Victor Wembanyama was being cleared to return to basketball activity following a blood clot that had ended his season in February.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Attached was a photo of a blood clot, pulled from a patient’s heart because of a device his firm Catalyst Health Ventures had helped bring into the world.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 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
Victor Wembanyama was being cleared to return to basketball activity following a blood clot that had ended his season in February.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Attached was a photo of a blood clot, pulled from a patient’s heart because of a device his firm Catalyst Health Ventures had helped bring into the world.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Blood clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20clot. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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