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Clot vs Thrombus - What's the difference?

clot | thrombus | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between clot and thrombus

is that clot is a solidified mass of blood while thrombus is a blood clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

As a verb clot

is to form into a clot or mass.

clot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A solidified mass of blood.
  • A solidified mass of any liquid.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • Doth bake the egg into clots as if it began to poach.
  • A silly person.
  • Verb

  • To form into a clot or mass.
  • To cause to clot or form into a mass.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    thrombus

    Noun

    (thrombi)
  • (hematology, pathology) A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.
  • Synonyms

    * blood clot

    Derived terms

    * thrombectomy * thrombocyte * thrombose * thrombosis

    See also

    * embolus ----