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blood clot
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blood clot
(noun)
blood clot
noun
plural
blood clots
blood clot
noun
plural
blood clots
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLOOD CLOT
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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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