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

Doctors diagnosed the man with a spontaneous epidural hematoma, which is a blood clot that forms in the head or spine without any preceding trauma. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

Doctors couldn't find a blood clot but noticed her high blood pressure. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026

But some say that wearing tight clothing on a plane could increase your risk of developing a dangerous blood clot known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2026

He was diagnosed with a blood clot on one of his lungs and was ruled out for the season. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 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