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See more synonyms for clot on Thesaurus.com a mass or lump. a semisolid mass, as of coagulated blood. a small compact group of individuals: a clot of sightseers massed at the entrance. British Informal blockhead, dolt, clod. Show More
verb (used without object), clot·ted, clot·ting. to form into clots; coagulate. Show More
verb (used with object), clot·ted, clot·ting. to cause to clot. to cover with clots: Carefully aimed snowballs clotted the house. to cause to become blocked or obscured: to clot the book's narrative with too many characters. Show More
Origin of clot before 1000; Middle English; Old English clott lump; cognate with
Middle Dutch klotte, German Klotz block, log (cf.
klutz )
Related forms de·clot , verb, de·clot·ted, de·clot·ting. non·clot·ting , adjective un·clot·ted , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for clot clump ,
lump ,
curdle ,
congeal ,
thicken ,
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battery ,
cluster ,
array ,
thickness ,
bunch ,
group ,
gob ,
precipitate ,
body ,
glob ,
consolidation ,
bundle ,
bulk ,
occlusion Examples from the Web for clot Contemporary Examples of clot The fear is that thinning the blood further might promote more bleeding rather than decrease the risk of clot enlargement.
Trauma to the leg or to the hips and pelvis might cause a clot , but we were not told of any leg injury.
Alternatively, is it possible that the clot in question is one in the lining of the brain that can form after head trauma.
Clinton was hospitalized to treat a ‘clot ’ Sunday after a recent illness, fainting, and concussion.
And maybe her concussion was pretty bad, and she was dizzy and miserable and in bed a lot, and eventually the clot returned.
Historical Examples of clot If you move about much you're likely to unsettle the clot and start it again.
It will, after a time, turn sour, separating like blood into clot and serum.
A clot of mud caught the knight on the side of his bullet head.
When the clot has separated, it is picked out with a needle, leaving the serum.
In short, the play is one clot of blood from beginning to end.
British Dictionary definitions for clot a soft thick lump or mass a clot of blood British informal a stupid person; fool Show More
verb clots , clotting or clotted to form or cause to form into a soft thick lump or lumps Show More
Derived Forms clottish , adjective Word Origin for clot Old English clott, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch klotte block, lump
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Word Origin and History for clot n. Old English clott "a round mass, lump," akin to Dutch kloot "ball," Danish klods "a block, lump," German Klotz "lump, block;" probably related to cleat and clod .
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v. early 15c., from clot (n.). Of fluids from 1590s. Related: Clotted ; clotting .
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A soft, nonrigid, insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels. Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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A soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels. During blood clotting, white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and various clotting factors interact in a cascade of chemical reactions initiated by a wound. When a body tissue is injured, calcium ions and platelets act on prothrombin to produce the enzyme thrombin. Thrombin then catalyzes the conversion of the protein fibrinogen into fibrin, a fibrous protein that holds the clot together. An abnormal clot inside the blood vessels or the heart (a thrombus or an embolus ) can obstruct blood flow. Show More
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