Semi‐solidified mass in the bloodstream formed of an aggregation of blood factors, primarily platelets and fibrin, with entrapment of cellular elements. Also called coagulum.
A soft, coherent, jellylike mass resulting from the conversion of fibrogen to fibrin.
A soft mass of coagulated blood in a vein or an artery.
A mass of blood that has hardened from a liquid to a solid. A blood clot helps “plug” an injury and stop blood flow.
Gelatinous mass made up of red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets in a meshwork of the protein fibrin; it results from the process of blood coagulation.
A solid mass formed as the result of blood coagulation, either within the blood vessels and heart or elsewhere (compare thrombus). A blood clot consists of a meshwork of the protein ‘fibrin in which various blood cells are trapped.
A blood clot arises when blood comes into contact with a foreign surface — for example, damaged blood vessels — or when tissue factors are released from damaged tissue. An initial platelet plug is converted to a definitive clot by the deposition of FIBRIN, which is formed by the clotting cascade and erythrocytes.
A mass formed when blood solidifies into a gel.
The clumps that result from the sticking together (coagulation) of blood.
In the context of hematology, the blood has the remarkable ability to transform into a gelatinous substance, facilitating the cessation of bleeding. This process, known as blood clotting, can occasionally result in the obstruction of blood flow within a blood vessel.