clot
Coagulated blood lump
A clot is a thickened mass formed when liquid—especially blood—coagulates: a blood clot in his leg, clots formed in the wound.
The verb means to form such a mass: The blood clotted quickly.
In British slang, a clot is a stupid person: Don't be such a clot.
Make or become hard
- thickenIncrease in viscosity
- curdleCongeal into lumps
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- coalesceUnite into one mass
set · jellify · congeal · gelatinize · stiffen · lump · cake · curd
Obstruction in blood vessel
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- embolusTraveling circulatory obstruction
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
infarction · ischemia · occlusion · atherosclerosis · plaque · stenosis · aneurysm · artery
Dried blood crust
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- repairRestore to working order
regeneration · seal · closure · platelets · fibroblasts · granulation · collagen · inflammation
Clot-forming protein
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- prothrombinThrombin's inactive precursor
cascade · plasma · anticoagulant · warfarin · heparin · factor VIII · hemophilia · vitamin K
Amorphous soft mass
solidify
Make or become hard
coalesce · set · jellify · congeal · gelatinize · stiffen · lump · cake · curd · mass
embolism
Obstruction in blood vessel
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- embolusTraveling circulatory obstruction
stroke · infarction · ischemia · occlusion · atherosclerosis · plaque · stenosis · aneurysm · artery · vein
scab
Dried blood crust
repair · regeneration · seal · closure · platelets · fibroblasts · granulation · collagen · inflammation · hemostasis
fibrin
Clot-forming protein
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
prothrombin · cascade · plasma · anticoagulant · warfarin · heparin · factor VIII · hemophilia · vitamin K · coagulum
glob
Amorphous soft mass
fool
Unwise, gullible person
- hardensolidify, harden, stiffen, firm up, set
- lumpsbump, lump, nodule, knob, nub
- blood clotsthrombus, embolus, DVT, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism
- bloodstainsspatter, blood pool, swipe pattern
- bloodblood, plasma, platelet, platelets, red blood cell
- Circulatory Systemheart rate, blood, artery, veins, capillary
- blood clotCoagulated mass in vessels
- blood clottingPlatelets forming solid mass
- clotted creamThick scalded milk fat
- clot preventionStopping blood from solidifying
- clot formationBlood solidifying into mass
- clot dissolutionBreakdown of coagulated blood