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blood clot
[ bluhd-klot ]
/ ˈblʌd ˌklɒt /
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noun
a mass of coagulated blood, as within a blood vessel or at the site of an open wound.
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Origin of blood clot
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby blood clot
blood bank, bloodbath, blood-brain barrier, blood brother, blood cell, blood clot, blood count, bloodcurdler, bloodcurdling, blood donor, blood doping
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Scientific definitions for blood clot
blood clot
See embolism.
See thrombus.
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