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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An incident in which an astronaut experienced a case of jugular venous thrombosis, a dangerous condition in which a blood clot can form in a person’s jugular vein, was also revealed in an academic journal.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
In at least one case, pharmaceutical stocks aboard the ISS had to be rationed when an astronaut experienced a blood clot in his or her jugular vein.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama missed the final two months of the 2024-25 season after the discovery of a blood clot in his shoulder.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
But his benching, which occurred several weeks before he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder, had trickle-down effects.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
In at least one case, pharmaceutical stocks aboard the ISS had to be rationed when an astronaut experienced a blood clot in his or her jugular vein.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama missed the final two months of the 2024-25 season after the discovery of a blood clot in his shoulder.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
But his benching, which occurred several weeks before he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder, had trickle-down effects.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Blood clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20clot. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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