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

More and more now, parents were refusing the routine vitamin K shot given to newborns to help their blood clot, and doctors were starting to see babies hemorrhaging because of it. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Her 16-year-old daughter, Johnna Haymes, died in 2020 from a sudden blood clot in her lung. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

This could result in a pulmonary embolism, a potentially life-threatening blood clot in the lungs, as well as permanent organ damage or death. — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

With starting tackles Taylor Moton (blood clot) and Ikem Ekwonu (knee surgery) sidelined for the foreseeable future, the Panthers don’t have any choice but to stick with Freeling at right tackle. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 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