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

Olave has dealt with health issues including concussions and, at the end of last season, a blood clot. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

The most common cause of a pulmonary infarction is a pulmonary embolism – a blood clot in the lung – according to VeryWell Health and Medical News Today. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 July 2026

But then his season ended suddenly due to a blood clot issue. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The therapy can also boost red blood cell production enough to raise the risk of a blood clot or pulmonary embolism. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 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