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blood clot — n clot * * * a solid mass formed as the result of blood coagulation, either within the blood vessels and heart or elsewhere (compare thrombus). A blood clot consists of a meshwork of the protein fibrin in which various blood cells are trapped. *… … Medical dictionary
blood clot — noun a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells • Syn: ↑grume • Derivationally related forms: ↑grumous (for: ↑grume) • Hypernyms: ↑blood * * * blood clot UK US … Useful english dictionary
blood clot — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms blood clot : singular blood clot plural blood clots medical a soft mass of almost solid blood that blocks a tube in your body … English dictionary
blood clot — A mass of blood that forms when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together. When a blood clot is attached to the wall of a blood vessel, it is called a thrombus. When it moves through the bloodstream and blocks the flow of blood in… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Blood Clot Boy — is a figure in the mythologies of several Native American tribes, including the Cree, Blackfoot, Pawnee, and Arapaho. He is depicted as being born from a clot of blood. [http://www.ruthenia.ru/folklore/berezkin/eng/061 66.htm] … Wikipedia
blood clot — 1. noun A mass of coagulated red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in a network of fibrin; a thrombus. Syn: thrombus 2. interjection General … Wiktionary
blood clot — in commercial preparations of fish products, a measure of the number and area of blood clots in relation to the size of the fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
blood clot — soft lump or thickened mass of blood … English contemporary dictionary
blood clot — Rasta Dictionary curse word … English dialects glossary
blood clot — See pulmonary embolism … Ballentine's law dictionary
