clot
n. countablen. a thick, sticky lump that forms when a liquid like blood or milk becomes solid. You usually see this when you get a cut and the blood stops flowing.
n. a semi-solid mass formed by the coagulation of a liquid, particularly blood or milk. In a medical context, it refers to a thrombus that can obstruct blood flow.
The blood formed a clot to stop the bleeding.
Doctors are monitoring the patient to ensure that no blood clot moves toward the lungs after surgery.
While the formation of a clot is a vital response to vascular injury, pathological coagulation within the arteries can lead to severe complications such as a stroke or myocardial infarction.
From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“lump”). Cognate with German Klotz (“block”). Doublet of clod and klutz.
Often used with the verb 'form' or 'dissolve'.