blood clot
noun
: a thick and sticky clump of dried blood that stops blood from flowing through a blood vessel in a person or an animal
She had a blood clot in her lungs.
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There were times after the scary blood clot near his right shoulder, and an intrusive surgery to remove a rib to correct thoracic outlet syndrome, that all of this was difficult to envision.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The right-hander returned from thoracic outlet decompression surgery after a blood clot was discovered in his pitching shoulder last season.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
He was eventually referred to a specialist who ordered imaging that confirmed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in case Mahan had developed a blood clot.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia ace right-hander Zack Wheeler, out since last August because of a blood clot found near his right shoulder and thoracic outlet surgery, will return to the struggling Phillies rotation on Saturday in Atlanta, manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The right-hander returned from thoracic outlet decompression surgery after a blood clot was discovered in his pitching shoulder last season.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
He was eventually referred to a specialist who ordered imaging that confirmed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in case Mahan had developed a blood clot.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia ace right-hander Zack Wheeler, out since last August because of a blood clot found near his right shoulder and thoracic outlet surgery, will return to the struggling Phillies rotation on Saturday in Atlanta, manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Blood clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20clot. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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