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clot Definition

clot (klät)

noun

  1. a soft lump of earth, clay, etc.; clod
  2. a soft, thickened area or lump formed on or within a liquid a blood clot
  3. a thick or jumbled mass or cluster; agglomeration
  4. Brit., Slang a stupid or silly person; fool

Etymology: ME & OE: akin to Du kloot, ball, Ger klotz, a block: for IE base see climb

transitive verb, intransitive verb clot′·ted, clot′·ting

to thicken or form into a clot or clots; coagulate

clot Synonyms

clot

n.

lump, glob, clotting, curdling, consolidation, coagulation, mass, clump, thrombus, embolus, grume, coagulum, thickness, coalescence, conglutination, coagulated protein, curd, precipitate.

clot Synonyms

clot

v.

coagulate, set, lump; see thicken 1.

clot Usage Examples

Object

  • cream: Serve with either clotted cream or a lightly whipped double cream with a little brandy added.
  • cascade: Both of these agents exert their effect by acting on the clotting cascade ( Fig.
  • abnormality: Clotting abnormalities may lead to the development of a large haematoma leading to spinal cord compression.
  • factor: Blood clotting factors are proteins made by the liver.
  • disorder: Hemophilia is a rare genetic blood clotting disorder that primarily affects males.
  • tendency: Findings The blood of patients with AF had an increased clotting tendency compared with that of normal subjects.

Converse of object

  • dissolve: Anticoagulants can stop new blood clots from forming and old ones growing, but they are unable to dissolve existing clots.
  • prevent: Low dose aspirin helps to prevent blood clots forming inside arteries, which helps to prevent a further stroke.
  • remove: He underwent surgery to remove a blood clot on the brain.
  • suffer: Doctors have known for 60 years that prolonged immobility increases the risk of suffering a blood clot.

Adjective modifier

fatal: Failure to wrap up can lead to thickening of the blood, perhaps even a fatal clot.

Modifies a noun

  • buster: National targets state that if a patient has a heart attack they must receive clot busters within a specified time after arriving at hospital.
  • formation: No clot formation due to very low factor levels or a heparin effect.

Noun used with modifier

  • blood: Blood clots within blood vessels can block the blood supply to certain parts of the body.
  • fibrin: Next, blood coagulation rapidly replaces this unstable platelet plug with a stable fibrin clot.

Preposition: in

  • vein: Some people with lupus have a tendency to develop blood clots in veins or arteries.
  • artery: A stroke is most commonly caused by a blood clot in an artery which blocks the flow of blood to the brain.
  • lung: Bruce's untimely death at 47 was apparently caused by a blood clot in the lung.
  • vessel: Abnormal clotting in tiny blood vessels can also occur.

Preposition: of

blood: In the name of your Lord who has created man from a clot of blood.