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. —

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. —

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