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 side effect is a type of blood clot, often in the brain, combined with low platelet levels, almost always within a few weeks after receiving the first dose.

From BBC

Platelets are cells that help your blood clot, and it was so unusual to see blood clots combined with low platelet levels, that experts coined a new medical term: vaccine-induced thrombosis with thrombocytopenia, or VITT.

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

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