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

Her cause of death was determined to be a pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis (DVT), in which a blood clot travels to the lungs and blocks an artery, the BBC reported. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Freeman died of complications from pneumonia and a blood clot, according to her management team. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Josh Norris is a possibility, but Jiří Kulich is returning after missing most of last season with a blood clot issue. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

This can happen after a fatty deposit or blood clot blocks a coronary artery, which cuts off the heart’s blood flow. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 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