See Also: Blood Clot (thrombus)(health)
Blood clot(health)
Blood clot(medicine)
clot(1)(dictionary)
clot(2)(dictionary)
clot-bur(dictionary)
Clot(medicine)
Clot(health)
thrombus(dictionary)
red thrombus(medicine)

Blood Clot (thrombus) (health)


A clot forms when clotting factors in the blood cause it to coagulate or become a solid, jelly-like mass. When a blood clot forms inside a blood vessel (a thrombus), it can dislodge and travel through the blood stream, causing a heart attack or stroke.