clot
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She suffered repeated seizures, was diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot, and experienced wild swings in blood pressure.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Emergency treatments such as clot-dissolving drugs and procedures that physically remove the clot can restore circulation and help save brain tissue that is still viable.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
"It is less good for some of the reasons why people might die at home, like a clot in the lungs."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
Most cells in culture grew in a single layer in a clot on a glass surface, which meant they ran out of space quickly.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Warfarin was also associated with lower risks of death, stroke, and blood clots.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Lowrimore visited three different hospitals across both states over the following week as she began passing blood clots and the pain intensified, radiating up the left side of her body, according to the lawsuit.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Haematologist Dr George Adams told the inquest that Lady Joan was "extremely high risk" for blood clots and the "biggest risk factor by far was her immobility and her fracture".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Experts later determined she suffered from severe anemia; blood clots in both wings and one kidney; liver and lung abnormalities; and inadequate bone marrow response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The grass was thick with clots of sorrel and thistles that pricked his feet, through the sandals.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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Expect it also to bust through the clotted mindset of Europe’s policymakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Still, around the globe, other routes to citizenship are becoming more clotted.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
High-fat creams generally contain 30-40% fat and include whipping cream, double cream and clotted cream.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
The bar is essentially a pistachio rendition of knafeh: a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made with kataifi, soaked in a sugar-based syrup called attar, and layered with cheese, clotted cream or nuts.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
He came to Wentworth Street, which ran north and south and clearly served as Englewood’s main commercial street, its pavement clotted with horses, drays, and phaetons.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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It also injects a bit of saliva, which contains anticoagulants to prevent the host’s blood from clotting as the mosquito feeds.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
When this confusion occurs, the body produces antibodies that activate clotting.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2026
What in fact kills patients is the ferocious overreaction of their immune systems, which cause widespread blood clotting and organ failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
“I was going to say like a clotting of blood. Things turning sluggish and sick.”
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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