blood clot

noun

: a thick and sticky clump of dried blood that stops blood from flowing through a blood vessel in a person or an animal

She had a blood clot in her lungs.

Examples of blood clot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ankle pain can be caused by a blood clot anywhere in the leg. —

Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024 Pulmonary hypertension happens when the blood pressure in the lung’s arteries is too high, COPD occurs when your airways become too narrow and cause trouble breathing, and pulmonary embolisms develop when a blood clot is stuck in the lung.1011 Is An Enlarged Heart Hereditary? —

Anisha Shah, Health, 14 Sep. 2024 This debris, like the iceberg that sank the Titanic, can be much larger than a typical rogue blood clot and can become lodged in an artery that is not excessively narrow, cutting off blood flow. —

Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2024 Pulmonary embolism is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when a blood clot gets lodged in an artery in the lungs, blocking blood flow. —

James R. Sanders, VIBE.com, 18 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blood clot

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