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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Surgeons removed the right part of her skull and a blood clot that was preventing blood flow into the brain, blocking it from receiving life-saving oxygen and nutrients.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
After a rookie campaign that earned him unanimous Rookie of the Year honors and positioned him as one of the league’s elite defenders, his sophomore season was cut short by a shoulder blood clot.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2023, the two-time Super Bowl champion missed Pac-12 media day to address a blood clot in his right leg and another surgery to correct curved toes on his left foot.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Wembanyama’s season ended last February when he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
After a rookie campaign that earned him unanimous Rookie of the Year honors and positioned him as one of the league’s elite defenders, his sophomore season was cut short by a shoulder blood clot.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2023, the two-time Super Bowl champion missed Pac-12 media day to address a blood clot in his right leg and another surgery to correct curved toes on his left foot.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Wembanyama’s season ended last February when he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Blood clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20clot. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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