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.
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But Klein told the outlets his late partner had phlebitis, a condition the Mayo Clinic describes as a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
The condition, according to Healthline, can be caused by damage to the vein wall or by a blood clot blocking a vein.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died from phlebitis, or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
The media and general public were alerted to the connection between flying and DVT in 1974, when then U.S. president Richard Nixon developed a blood clot while flying during a diplomatic visit overseas.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
The condition, according to Healthline, can be caused by damage to the vein wall or by a blood clot blocking a vein.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died from phlebitis, or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
The media and general public were alerted to the connection between flying and DVT in 1974, when then U.S. president Richard Nixon developed a blood clot while flying during a diplomatic visit overseas.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Blood clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20clot. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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