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[klot] / klɒt /




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She thought it was the baby, but a nurse confirmed it was a blood clot, 3 inches across.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Sinbad had an ischemic stroke — the result of a blood clot that traveled from his heart to his brain — in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest football players of all times, died in November 2020 at age 60, while recovering at home from surgery for a brain clot.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

She was treated for a rare type of blood clot linked to the vaccine and said she still suffers from health problems, including damaged lungs, joint pain and nerve damage.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

Looking over his shoulder he saw that something was crouching beside the closed door, a shapeless clot of shadow darker than the darkness.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

However, the vaccine was also restricted for use in some countries because of rare blood clots which affected up to one in 100,000 people.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

This rare condition, which mostly impacts children, occurs when bacterial toxins spread throughout the body and damage red blood cells, causing clots in the organs, primarily the kidneys.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The Watchman device is designed to prevent blood clots and reduce the risk of stroke.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Of all these findings, only the risk of blood clots was statistically significant.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

There would be clots of men out in the fields, out far from the road, moving back the other way, men with gray stubborn faces who would not listen.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

One tenacious fallacy about Shakespeare is that his speeches are always clotted with gargantuan words; Macbeth’s “multitudinous seas incarnadine” is a classic example.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 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

At The Wingfield Restaurant, tennis lovers can feast on a three-course menu with options like gin-cured Loch Duart salmon, venison Wellington and a clotted cream summer pudding.

From Salon Nov. 29, 2025

Down the lane she could see how the butcher threw a container of water over the stone doorstep of his hut, a useless gesture toward cleaning away the clotted filth.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

He hypothesized that the drug might reduce blood clotting and thus prevent heart attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 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

Researchers led by Flinders University, working with international collaborators, have uncovered how a rare blood clotting condition can develop after certain COVID19 adenovirus-based vaccines or even after a natural adenovirus infection.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 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

This blood keeps running, because _the clotting factors have been used up.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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