clot
pronunciation
How to pronounce clot in British English:
UK [klɒt]
How to pronounce clot in American English:
US [klɑːt]
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- Noun:
- a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
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- Verb:
- change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
- turn into curds
- coalesce or unite in a mass
Word Origin
- clot (n.)
- Old English clott "a round mass, lump," akin to Dutch kloot "ball," Danish klods "a block, lump," German Klotz "lump, block;" probably related to cleat and clod.
- clot (v.)
- early 15c., from clot (n.). Of fluids from 1590s. Related: Clotted; clotting.
Example
- 1. If a clot dislodges and travels toward the brain , a stroke may occur .
- 2. The fibrin clot which then forms is consolidated by the action of platelet contractile proteins .
- 3. In 2009 , mr ho had a clot removed from his brain after a fall .
- 4. Like the hard-scale buildup in pipes , fibrous plaques can restrict blood flow and harden the arteries . But they usually don 't dislodge to form a life-threatening clot .
- 5. A transient ischemic stroke , also called a mini-stroke , is the temporary blockage of an artery caused by a blood clot .