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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The stunt left him with shoulder and nerve damage, which eventually led to a life-threatening blood clot that required surgery because of its proximity to his heart and brain.
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Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Her parents and siblings, Caiden, 15, and Callie, 13, gave her a kiss before she was taken for a thrombectomy, a surgery to to remove a blood clot.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
But she was found unconscious in the water and had to undergo a three-hour surgery that night to remove part of her skull and a blood clot that was preventing blood flow to the brain.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Hazel McGary died of a blood clot in her heart in 2019, after months of asking to see a cardiologist.
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Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Her parents and siblings, Caiden, 15, and Callie, 13, gave her a kiss before she was taken for a thrombectomy, a surgery to to remove a blood clot.
—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
But she was found unconscious in the water and had to undergo a three-hour surgery that night to remove part of her skull and a blood clot that was preventing blood flow to the brain.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Hazel McGary died of a blood clot in her heart in 2019, after months of asking to see a cardiologist.
—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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“Blood clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20clot. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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