blood clot

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Noun

blood clot (plural blood clots)

1. (hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

Synonyms

• thrombus

Translations

• French: thrombus, caillot sanguin
• German: Thrombus, Blutgerinnsel
• Italian: trombosi
• Portuguese: trombo, coágulo de sangue
• Russian: тромб
• Spanish: coágulo, coágulo de sangre

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