clots (Meaning)
clots
a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood, to fill with clots, clog, a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting, to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulated mass, blockhead, to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulum and that involves shedding of blood, release of thromboplastin from blood platelets and injured tissues, inactivation of heparin by thromboplastin permitting calcium ions of the plasma to convert prothrombin to thrombin, interaction of thrombin with fibrinogen to form an insoluble fibrin network in which blood cells and plasma are trapped, and contraction of the network to squeeze out excess fluid, to become or cause to become a clot, to cause to form into or as if into a clot, a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum), to become a clot, cluster, group, a mass or lump made by a liquid (as blood) that thickens and sticks together
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a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood, to fill with clots, clog, a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting, t
bunches, arrays, batches, collections, clumps, groups, constellations, assemblages,clusters, lots
entities,units, items,,singles
The blood clots formed in his leg, causing severe pain and swelling.
The doctor prescribed anticoagulants to prevent further clot formation.
The clot in his lung blocked blood flow, leading to a near-fatal pulmonary embolism.
The clot in her brain caused a stroke, resulting in paralysis and speech loss.
