Thrombus

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  • noun. A fibrinous clot formed in a blood vessel or chamber of the heart.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology: A small tumor which sometimes arises after bleeding, owing to escape of the blood from the vein into the cellular structure surrounding it, and its coagulation there.
  • noun. A fibrinous coagulum or clot which forms in and obstructs a blood-vessel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation.
  • noun. A tumor produced by the escape of blood into the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
    • Word Usage
    "If the blood clot (called a thrombus) is large enough, then the flow in the entire heart artery can be blocked off."
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    clot  coagulum  
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    4-2-3-1  4-4-2  4-5-1  close-order  fanglike  
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