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

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

A serious concern is that the injection can cause a blockage in a blood vessel that can in turn lead to a blood clot travelling to the lungs – what is known as a pulmonary embolism.

From BBC