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clot

[klot] / klɒt /




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She has a blood clot in one of her arms, pneumonia and is unable to swallow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

She was as pleased as I was disappointed that the edges of the wound had begun to clot.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

"It was heavy bleeding and quite large clots, which I've never had before - they looked like baby seals and that was really alarming."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Compared with people who did not receive anticoagulants, those treated with NOACs also had lower risks of death, stroke, blood clots and fractures.

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

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

Small blood clots begin to appear in the bloodstream, and the blood thickens and slows, and the clots begin to stick to the walls of blood vessels.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Streets are clotted with uncollected mountains of garbage, which breed clouds of mosquitoes that spread dengue and other diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Still, around the globe, other routes to citizenship are becoming more clotted.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

William revealed he had his scones the Devonian way - layering clotted cream first followed by jam.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

High-fat creams generally contain 30-40% fat and include whipping cream, double cream and clotted cream.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025

He points in the other direction down a narrow road, clotted with stones.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

Vitamin K is best known for its role in blood clotting and bone health.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 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

Revenue tied to Eliquis, a blood thinner that reduces the risk of clotting and stroke, also increased 8% .

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

Bhalla prescribed a half-dozen drugs to lower Wilson’s cholesterol, prevent clotting, and control his blood pressure.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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