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blood clot

American  
[bluhd klot] / ˈblʌd ˌklɒt /

noun

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

blood clot Scientific  

  1. See embolism

  2. See thrombus

Etymology

Origin of blood clot

First recorded in 1780–90

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