blood clot
Americannoun
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blood clots
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of blood clot
First recorded in 1780–90
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In 1931, the governor of Arkansas nominated Hattie Caraway to temporarily replace her husband after he died of a blood clot.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
She thought it was the baby, but a nurse confirmed it was a blood clot, 3 inches across.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Wembanyama’s career seemed to be in jeopardy, as doctors had discovered a blood clot in his shoulder that forced him to miss the season’s last two months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
People are driven to "the really extreme negative ones… the ones that people say they had a traumatic experience, the ones where someone had a blood clot," she adds.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
That is when a blood clot blocks one of the blood vessels taking blood to the muscles in the heart.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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