Blood clots
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What is Blood clots?
Blood clots are the clumps that result from coagulation of the blood (blood hardens to from liquid to solid). A blood clot that forms in a blood vessel or within the heart and remains there is called a thrombus. A thrombus that travels from the blood vessel or heart to another location in the body is called an embolus, and the disorder, an embolism. For example, an embolus that occurs in the lungs is called a pulmonary embolism.
Sometimes, a piece of atherosclerotic plaque, small pieces of tumor, fat clumps, air, amniotic fluid, or other materials can act in the same manner as an embolus.
For more information, see the following:
Alternative Names:
Clot; Emboli; Thrombi
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- Jan 29, 2012
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- Feb 07, 2012
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- Jan 12, 2012
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- Jan 02, 2012
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- Nov 27, 2011
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- Nov 22, 2011
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- Nov 09, 2011
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- Sep 28, 2011
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- Nov 10, 2011
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