clot
noun/klɒt/
/klɑːt/
- (also blood clot)a thick, almost solid mass that is formed when blood dries or becomes thicker
- They removed a clot from his brain.
- patients who have a tendency to form clots more readily
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blood
- dissolve
- remove
- prevent
- …
- form
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- (old-fashioned, British English, informal) a stupid person
Word OriginOld English clott, clot, of Germanic origin; related to German Klotz.
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