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 Game 2 will look a lot different thanks to the presence of Bucks star Damian Lillard, who has been sidelined since mid-March with a blood clot.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Lillard has has missed the last 14 games because of a deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) in his right calf and is not expected to play in Game 1 of the series.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Mom Gives Birth, Suffers Near-Fatal Stroke Hours Later Due to Undetected Heart Defect: ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
A stroke occurs when a blood clot or broken vessel prevents blood from getting to your brain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Pulmonary thromboembolism is a condition in which a blood clot moves through arteries to the lungs, stopping blood flow to them, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Lillard has has missed the last 14 games because of a deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) in his right calf and is not expected to play in Game 1 of the series.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Mom Gives Birth, Suffers Near-Fatal Stroke Hours Later Due to Undetected Heart Defect: ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
A stroke occurs when a blood clot or broken vessel prevents blood from getting to your brain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Pulmonary thromboembolism is a condition in which a blood clot moves through arteries to the lungs, stopping blood flow to them, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Blood clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20clot. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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