blood clot

[ bluhd klot ]

noun

1. a mass of coagulated blood, as within a blood vessel or at the site of an open wound.

blood clot

1. See embolism
2. See thrombus

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood clot¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

As the plaques become unstable and rupture, blood clots form and can completely block the vessel or be carried by the bloodstream to other organs such as the brain.

From Science Daily

In 2015, he went into a diabetic coma for four days, and the following year went to hospital with a blood clot.

From BBC

The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is credited with saving millions of lives but it was also responsible, in rare cases, for serious side-effects - blood clots in the brain - which could be fatal.

From BBC

Mary Klein, 55, who suffered a savage beating that left her with missing teeth and a blood clot in her brain, was attacked around 10:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

There have also been extremely rare, but occasionally fatal,, external cases of people developing blood clots after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.

From BBC